tore

Example Sentences

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“I tore my ACL my first season and was on injured reserve but I came back in 2022 and have been playing ever since,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“Black Bag” tore up spy movie conventions with its emphasis on fidelity in the field, becoming one of the genre’s most scintillating new films in years.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

The next day, Maradona woke up and tore off the wires monitoring his vitals, demanding to go home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The Sarries flanker dropped the ball, and Cokanasiga and then Alfie Barbeary tore down the right wing to set up the Bath scrum-half, who raced in by the corner flag.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

With a single snap of his powerful jaws, Wolf tore the ravenskin pouch from her belt -knocking her off her feet, out of reach of the bear -then sped out of the cave.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver