tear away
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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"All he did was tear away that fragile veil in advance, placing the reality outside the room plainly on the table," one Xiaohongshu post read after his death.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Historically, warrantless subpoenas under these laws were used as a narrow investigative tool for specific customs and regulatory violations, not as a weapon to tear away the privacy and protected speech of social media users.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026
A combination of damaged sluice gates and high water might tear away a few gates, but would not be expected to rip apart so much of the dam, the professor said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
"That always seems to tear away a few onion layers," the actor says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2015
She sniffed, wiped a tear away, and then took it.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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