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torn
[ tawrn, tohrn ]
torn
/ ɔː /
verb
- the past participle of tear 1
- that's torn it slang.an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans
adjective
- split or cut
- divided or undecided, as in preference
he was torn between staying and leaving
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ٴǰ adjective
Example Sentences
It’s a good-looking movie about sublimated lives and the need to break free, one that feels torn between presenting the surface allure of those desires in a repressive time and exploring anything deeper.
The tragedy has torn families apart and engulfed households in grief.
He missed the entire 2021-22 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Watching Bean’s dutiful lord be torn apart, body and reputation, by a nest of vipers is an altogether different experience.
When he arrived to see what the birds were eating, he found a dead cow, its rectum and udders torn away — classic wolf kill.
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