torn

Example Sentences

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Trust is at rock bottom, and many seem to be of the opinion that systems need to be shaken up if not torn up entirely.

From BBC

Puig, who missed all of 2025 because of a torn ACL in his left knee, told his coach he needed another surgery, one that will sideline him this season as well.

From Los Angeles Times

As an impoverished and ailing Mozart struggles to complete his “Requiem” before his death at the age of 35, Salieri is torn between his fidelity to music and his loyalty to his own career.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, divisions remain over the course of monetary policy, with officials torn between deteriorating economic conditions on the one hand and concerns over sticky inflation on the other.

From The Wall Street Journal

Behind the caps was a big piece of driftwood, and under the driftwood was a torn piece of fishing net.

From Literature