Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "are torn from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has been forcibly removed or separated from a larger whole, often in a dramatic or emotional context.
Example: "The pages of the book are torn from the spine, leaving the story incomplete."
Alternatives: "are ripped from" or "are taken from".
Exact(22)
All are torn from friends and family, and many leave behind careers as well.
And then on top of that, young people are torn from our community.
Ideas and connections are torn from their contexts; and contemporary debates lose their meaning.
Walls, it turns out, are permeable — plate-glass windows are kicked in and battered in, metal shutters are torn from their housing and staved in.
(One of the odd things in American history is that we are inclined to "psychologize" acts of assassination that, whatever dark corner of the psyche they are torn from, are clearly and explicitly political in motive.
It is well past sleepy time, but even the tiniest Spice Babies are torn from the embraces of their nannies, handed to some frightened-looking male dancers and thrust on to a garish stage set.
Similar(38)
"Are we saying that these glorious images should be torn from the walls?" he continued.
Youngsters were torn from older siblings.
Isaac Jogues's flesh was torn from his body by Mohawks.
Enrique will not be torn from his family.
She was dressed in filthy ragged clothes, and earrings had been torn from her ears.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com