How to Use tear in a Sentence
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Many of the ads have been ripped and torn.
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Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
6 Oct. 2025
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Dull blades tear the grass rather than cut it.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
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The shots tore Lee’s face apart.
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Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Why try to tear them apart, Synapse?
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Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Slice them out with a knife or tear the leaves away by hand.
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Zoe Denenberg,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
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In a moment it was torn to shreds.
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Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Be careful not to tear the dough.
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Staff Author,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
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These kinds of questions tear my head up.
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Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026
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Or has something torn them apart again?
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Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Make a clean cut to avoid tearing the stem.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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The grief scenes that followed tore me in half.
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Catherine Mhloyi,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lyanco, his bib torn, walked away.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Drink, drugs and sometimes tears.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dull blades tear the grass rather than make clean cuts, so make sure blades are sharp.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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But on his return Brooks tore it up.
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Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2026
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At his high school, football fans are torn on who to root for.
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Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
19 Jan. 2026
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My hopes and dreams are just to go into it and tear it to shreds.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Jones tore his Achilles in his other leg.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Who in their right mind is going to tear open one of these bad boys?
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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On one slide, a nail tore his faux-leather pants from thigh to ankle.
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Ahmir “questlove” Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck.
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Adam L. Rovner,
The Conversation,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Celtics, in turn, tore themselves apart.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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But best of all, Tonatiuh can tear your heart out.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hate is going to tear our country apart.
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NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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From tearing stuff in my knee, to being a starter.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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Not even a messy divorce could tear them asunder.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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The winds tore off part of his balcony railing.
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ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The roof of the bus was torn off as it was carried by the train down the tracks.
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Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nothing shall tear this stone and snail asunder.
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Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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While other places are tearing places apart, not here.
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Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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My eyes were filled with tears.
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Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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There were tears that were shed.
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D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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For some, tears stained their faces.
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David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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And so, there [were] some tears.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The hours of blood, sweat and tears.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Faisal fell silent, tears in his eyes.
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Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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The tears of joy would not last long.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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The stock has been on a tear of late.
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Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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My eyes stung, the tears ready to spill.
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Sofía Pereda,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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There are tweaks and there are tear-downs.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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And yes – this brings tears to my eyes.
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Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2026
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That s— just brought the tears out of me.
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Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Her face was beet red and shiny with tears.
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Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Roberts leapt to hug her with tears in her eyes.
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Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Next to her, a man wiped tears from his eyes.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Who can blame Rose for his tears?
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Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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Rocha wiped tears from his eyes as the footage played.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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The tears flowed as he was mobbed by his team-mates.
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James Pearce,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Blum looked around, stunned with tears welling in her eyes.
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Aaron Sullivan,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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Kody Clemens is on a tear this year.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Steve left the room and broke down in tears once again.
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Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Lucy Hinck seemed on the verge of tears.
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Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lesnar, in tears, left his gloves and boots in the ring.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The rain mixed with the tears of joy rolling down her cheek.
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Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since the trade, Reese has been on a tear.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
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There's room for laughs amid the tears and smiles amid the frowns.
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David Oliver,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lots of sniffles and tears at the end.
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Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Her tears began to flow in earnest.
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Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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In that moment, there were no tears.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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This looks like quite the tear-jerker.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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