How to use tore in a sentence

More sentences with tore

• A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.From the entry tear
• As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.From the entry wind
• I tore a hole in my nylons while walking home through the woods.From the entry nylon
• I gently tore the bloodied piece of paper out from her death grip.From the entry death grip
• The student tore up his test after he found out his mark of 20%.From the entry tear up
• In his first year, his hitting tore up the league's opposing pitchers.From the entry tear up
• She went into rehab tore up but cleaned up quite nicely before her departure.From the entry tore up
• We tore out the old carpeting to reveal the wood floor underneath.From the entry tear out
• He tore the page for Thursday from his day by day calendar.From the entry day by day
• He tore his coat on the nail.From the entry tear
• I caught and tore my coat on the projecting nail.From the entry projecting
• The fugitive tore off down the alley.From the entry tear off
• The dog tore the doll to pieces.From the entry to pieces
• She tore her ex-boyfriend’s clothes apart in fury.From the entry tear apart
• The bomb tore apart most of the town hall.From the entry tear apart
• I didn't call you, 'cause my phone's all tore up.From the entry tore up
• The situation tore at his heart.From the entry tear at
• Consequently, when the participant tore open the overwrap, she also tore open the dialysis solution bag.2016, Michael Wiklund, Andrea Dwyer, Erin Davis, Medical Device Use Error: Root Cause Analysis, →ISBN, page 203. From the entry overwrap
• Maybelline tore off another piece of ham sandwich and fed it to me.2015, Spencer Quinn [pseudonym; Peter Abrahams], Woof (a Bowser and Birdie novel), New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Inc., published 2016, →ISBN…. From the entry ham sandwich
• Then, she tore a piece of her banana leaf, and used that to scoop up the payasam.2010, Susan Visvanathan, The Children of Nature: The Life and Legacy of Ramana Maharshi. From the entry payasam
• Elijah tore off a mouthful of toast, put the rest down, and looked at his breakfast-mates.2008, Mark J. Soppet, “One Last Haul”, in Eric T. Reynolds, editor, Return to Luna: The Winning Stories of the National Space Society’s…. From the entry breakfast-mate
• Earlier that day, seeking festoonery, she tore the trim from a dress.2007 June 3, ZoË Wolff, “North American Songbird”, in New York Times. From the entry festoonery
• And whenever Dre tore her off some money, she always split it up between his kids.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 128. From the entry minor
• “You were in such heat to swive me, you tore the clothes from your body.”2005, Sophia B. Johnson, Risk Everything. From the entry swive
• He became furious when developers tore them down to build newer and bigger ones.2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave…. From the entry damned
• The Philippines forced Chinese ships away, tore down Chinese markers, and placed its flag on contested areas.2003, Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, “Maritime Issues in Asia: The Problem of Adolescence”, in Muthiah Alagappa, editor, Asian Security Order…. From the entry Zhongsha
• If this engine was already running like this be4 you tore it down-it is a moot point.2003 January 12, BACKNCARDR, “Pistons got mixed up”, in rec.autos.tech (Usenet), retrieved 14 Apr 2022. From the entry be4
• Tores was a vampire slayer that xformed into a cheerleader (where are the balls this chick had??).1998 March 12, om...@indy.net, “Star Trek: 'Allo 'Allo”, in alt.tv.star-trek.voyager (Usenet), retrieved 24 Apr 2022. From the entry xform
• One tore its reins from her hands, burning a trail across her palms.1991, Kathleen Kirkwood [pseudonym; Anita Gordon], chapter 21, in The Valiant Heart, New York, N.Y.: Jove Books, →ISBN; revised edition…. From the entry skew
• He pulled her again and her dress tore, the jigglies were right in front of him.1974, Edward Whittemore, Quin’s Shanghai Circus, New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, →ISBN…. From the entry jigglies
• Then the piglet tore loose from the creepers and scurried into the undergrowth.1964, William Golding, Lord of the Flies. From the entry creeper
• He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, Chapter 9. From the entry jab
• The men played baseball on coral diamonds that tore their shoes and clothes and hamburgered their hands.1944, C. G. Morris, Hugh B. Cave, “The Fightin’est Ship”: The Story of the Cruiser “Helena”, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, page 62. From the entry hamburger
• Someone tore open the oiled silk covering and spread out the contents.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards…. From the entry tracing paper
• Forgetting his disgust, Brice tore away the shirt and unloosed the belt.1900, Bret Harte, “A Niece of Snapshot Harry’s. Chapter II.”, in From Sand Hill to Pine, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin…. From the entry unloose
• No doubt Mother tore a strip off him last night.2013, Lorraine Bateman, Paul Cole, Blue Days and Fair, page 211. From the entry tear a strip off someone
• General James Walsh signalled Strategic Air Command that the B-47 tore apart the igloo and knocked about 3 mark sixes.2011, Robert Hutchinson, Weapons of Mass Destruction. From the entry igloo
• And you know how that tore at me?2011, Doug Magee, Darkness All Around, Simon & Schuster, page 291. From the entry pour honey in one's ear
• Outside, Billy broke the cellophane on a hardpack of Marlboro Reds, tore out the foil, and extracted a cigarette.2008, George P. Pelecanos, The Turnaround. From the entry hardpack
• When he heard that Devaki was pregnant again, for the seventh time, he tore his hair in fury.2005, Shanta Rameshwar Rao, Krishna. From the entry tear one's hair

Meaning of tore

1. adjective Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
2. adjective Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
3. adjective Full; rich.

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Questions about tore in a sentence

How do you use tore in a sentence?

Tore is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.”

What is a short sentence with tore?

“The situation tore at his heart.”

What does tore mean?

Tore means hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.