tore away; torn away; tearing away; tears away
: to remove (someone, such as oneself) reluctantly
Examples of tearaway in a Sentence
Noun
a gang of teenage tearaways
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Folding cardboard kiosks in employee breakrooms with a tearaway pad to submit ideas to corporate.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
In 1943, when the Mississippi tore away from its banks and charted a fierce and muddy course across America’s central farmlands, Gerard’s grandfather, Harold Gerard, had already fled the waters once.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Alexia and her partner, Chris, who only shared their first names, are preparing to marry in October, and sent out wedding invitations to friends and family earlier this year, with a tearaway RSVP card and pre-stamped envelopes.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Folding cardboard kiosks in employee breakrooms with a tearaway pad to submit ideas to corporate.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
For a moment, Smith became overwhelmed, ducking to the side of the pillar while wiping tears away.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
In 1943, when the Mississippi tore away from its banks and charted a fierce and muddy course across America’s central farmlands, Gerard’s grandfather, Harold Gerard, had already fled the waters once.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Tearaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tearaway. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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