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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tear in" is correct and can be used in written English.
This can be used in a number of contexts, including referring to a literal tear in something, or a figurative tear in something (e.g. a political/social system, a relationship). Example: She noticed a tear in the fabric of her favorite dress.
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A tear in the fabric.
I've got a tear in my eye".
There'll be a tear in my eye".
"I literally had a tear in my eye," he said.
I thought, there's not a tear in her.
I must confess to having a tear in my eye.
Is there a tear in the spy fiction continuum?
"He [Whitlam] had a tear in his eye," remembers Rasic.
The 29 year old has a tear in his eye.
"I did have a tear in my eye," Warner said.
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