How to Use tear it in a Sentence
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John Schneider is defending the flag against those who would tear it down.
—Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
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After his second apparent attempt to burn the photo, Williams tore it up and threw it into the street.
—Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 14 July 2026
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Brown has been tearing it up on the Korn Ferry Tour and has finished T18-or-better in six of his eight starts on the PGA TOUR this year.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
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Not like brushing shoulders with Lil Baby and Lil Yachty is a musical death sentence (Veeze is still tearing it up), but for a rapper who specialized in free-flowing street sermons, that slight touch of formalism and structure depletes the vibe.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
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Bruins’ draftee and fellow Minnesotan Cooper Simpson, who tore it up with the USHL Youngstown Phantoms (34-40-74 in 61 games), is also headed to Grand Forks.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
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