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"torn to shreds" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has been destroyed, ripped apart, or ruined, often in an incredibly thorough manner. For example: "The old blanket was reduced to tatters after the dog got ahold of it and tore it to shreds."
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His pants were torn to shreds.
A Bible was found torn to shreds.
Then the pattern was torn to shreds.
"My body torn to shreds, I had nothing to celebrate".
By Friday, the brand's reputation was also torn to shreds.
Villa were torn to shreds in the first half.
Detroit's social contract was torn to shreds long ago.
Wonderfully vivid stories later emerged about how the Goldman rainmaker was torn to shreds in Tripoli.
The rules of war and norms of civilian protection have been torn to shreds.
Critics say the Knicks should allow themselves to be overtaken and torn to shreds.
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Literature also provides examples of student nurses' feeling 'torn to shreds' during the process of peer review, resulting in loss of confidence and self-esteem.
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