Sentence examples for were tearing from inspiring English sources

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were tearing

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To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

  • He tore his coat on the nail.

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My eyes were tearing.

Getafe were tearing them apart.

Suddenly we were tearing across the desert.

The Lindblad handlers were tearing their hair.

But these guys were tearing into each other.

Soldiers had surrounded them and were tearing through their documents.

Drugs were tearing the fabric of the five boroughs.

The walls sounded like they were tearing themselves apart.

Large and uncontrollable bushfires were tearing through Arnhem Land and neighbouring Kakadu, causing devastation.

"One day they were tearing up my favorite sledding hill," he said.

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His trousers were torn.

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