tore
1 Americannoun
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of tore
< French < Latin torus
Example Sentences
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Instead, many pilgrims were caught in deadly floods that tore through the Nepal-Tibet region, wiping out entire villages.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
In October, he tore down the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Hours after the disaster tore through the border region with Tibet, some 403 visitors, including 341 foreign nationals, were still unaccounted for, according to the ministry of culture, tourism and civil aviation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Nineteen houses were destroyed and more than a dozen others damaged after the blaze tore through dry grass as the UK recorded its hottest day of the year on 13 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Constantin slammed the atlas shut so carelessly that some of the pages tore.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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