6 sentences with 'tear'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tear and other words derived from it.
• « Lightning has been known to tear holes in the earth three meters in diameter and split huge boulders in two. »
• « As an example, in a letter to one of the main early English Christian leaders (later a saint), Bede, Pope Gregory advised Bede and his followers not to tear down pagan temples, but to consecrate and reuse them. In the same way, the existing pagan sacrificial days were to be rededicated to God and the saints. »
• « Tracy noticed that the boy had a tear under one eye, but the lack of light prevented her from seeing the full extent of the wounds. »
• « Before she could run away, a man rushed up to her and, pulling the scarf she was wearing around her neck, began to tear at her trousers. »
• « Degenerative intervertebral disc disease, which is the progressive wear and tear of the intervertebral discs, can cause severe pain and stiffness in the back. The most severe cases require the damaged tissue to be surgically removed and two vertebrae to be fused together. »
• « Monday seemed like an eternity. It was after 5 p.m. when the call came. My husband listened attentively. At one point, a tear rolled down his cheek. I had never seen him cry before. »