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Examples of rend in a Sentence
They rent the cloth to shreds.
mourners rending their clothes in grief
Recent Examples of rend from the Web
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That's what Jonah craves after a particularly painful moment that Snyder delivers with rending clarity.
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Such a move would rend a global deal that has been hailed as historic, throwing into question the fate of global climate policy and, diplomats say, the credibility of the United States.
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Although there are scenes of shocking cruelty, mostly involving Law’s character, Ritchie always pulls his camera away at the bloodiest moments, rending the PG-13 barbarity more theoretical.
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Origin and Etymology of rend
First Known Use: before 12th century
in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearSynonym Discussion of rend
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- tear up the letter
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- ripped the shirt on a nail
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- an angry mob rent the prisoner's clothes
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- split logs for firewood
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- a bolt of lightning cleaved the giant oak
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- a political party riven by conflict
REND Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of rend for English Language Learners
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: to tear (something) into pieces with force or violence
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