tear sheet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tear sheet
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Oftentimes, I’ll make a whole tear sheet composition about the feeling around something I can’t articulate, images that had nothing to do on a conscious level with what I’m doing.
From New York Times • May 4, 2022
The controversial album art featured pictures of the Stones in drag, mocked up to look like a hair-salon tear sheet.
From Time • Jul. 12, 2012
This weekend holds another surprise, a boxing card that reads like a tabloid tear sheet, headlined by former baseball players Lenny Dykstra fighting Jose Canseco.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2011
It came in clear as an advertiser's tear sheet.
From Time Magazine Archive
He says his current abode does not resemble a tear sheet from a shelter magazine, and as for what's cooking, this former fan of vine-ripened tomatoes and truffle oil now advocates Kraft macaroni and cheese.
From Time Magazine Archive
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