was rending
- past progressive of rend.
Example Sentences
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Again a deep sigh betokened the anguish that was rending the honest heart of the empress; and she raised her head.
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
"Bread and the Newspaper," for instance, recalls vividly those sad, terribly earnest days when the civil war was rending not only our land but our hearts.
From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.
The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
From The Alaskan by Curwood, James Oliver
It would have been as easy to snatch the carcass from the tiger that was rending it.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
Harvey’s hands now covered his face, his form was bent forward, but the heaving of his chest told of the grief that was rending him.
From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Stables, Gordon
