torn
Example Sentences
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Surgery can repair the torn ligament, but fixing the immediate injury does not necessarily prevent long-term joint damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Some had the components to become hurricanes in other years, but they were torn apart within days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Torn,” which features lyrics around a mother who is watching her family get torn apart, will be the closing track of “Carnaval de Luz,” which will be released Nov. 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Yusron was torn between helping the girl he was falling in love with, and the promise he had made to his mother.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
A hole had been cut in the side and the barbed rope torn away.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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