Explore Torn through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like lacerated or mangled. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Torn in a sentence
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Torn meaning
past participle of tear
Using Torn
- The main meaning on this page is: past participle of tear
- Useful related words include: lacerate, lacerated, mangled, injured.
- In the example corpus, torn often appears in combinations such as: torn down, torn apart, was torn.
Context around Torn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Torn
- In this selection, "torn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, war, gets, old, world, down and ukraine stand out and add context to how "torn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hacksaw torn up cloth and a war torn world where. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "torn" sits close to words such as manual, qb and stabbed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with torn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A CT woman has seen tragedy in war-torn Ukraine. (10 words)
He left the scene in his torn torn white native attire. (11 words)
Abatement has to take place for asbestos before the building can be torn down. (14 words)
Alcaraz, who had become the youngest man ever to reach the top spot after beating Casper Ruud in the US Open final in New York in September, had only just recovered from a torn abdominal muscle that ruled him out of the season-ending ATP Finals. (46 words)
After recovering from his first injury, the 27-year-old found himself struggling with his knee and his physio revealed that a scan showed he had a cyst growing in the meniscus after initial fears that it could have been torn. (41 words)
According to a report published by on Tuesday, police investigators in the nearby city of Peabody found materials including “a hacksaw, torn-up cloth material and what appears to be bloodstains” in a trash bin in the city. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The specialty of jute cloth is that if it gets torn from somewhere or the stitch is torn, it can be repaired again, it gets mixed easily in the soil when it becomes waste.
He left the scene in his torn torn white native attire.
In turn, that scene was a reference to the torn The Hills Have Eyes poster seen in the original Evil Dead film, which was itself a reference to a torn Jaws poster in The Hills Have Eyes.
To my surprise, the Grumman's rudder and tail were torn to shreds, looking like an old torn piece of rag.
Aang the Airbender monk got frozen, then awoke 100 years later to a war-torn world where all the other Air Nomads were gone.
Abatement has to take place for asbestos before the building can be torn down.
According to a report published by on Tuesday, police investigators in the nearby city of Peabody found materials including “a hacksaw, torn-up cloth material and what appears to be bloodstains” in a trash bin in the city.
A Christian veteran has torn down and beheaded the Satanic Temple Statue in the Iowa State Capitol, via pic.
A CT woman has seen tragedy in war-torn Ukraine.
A delegation of Australian Bishops has travelled to war-torn Ukraine, to bring their closeness to the nation's suffering people.
A father whose autistic son was killed as they both tried to flee the scene of a motorway crash on foot has “torn the family apart” with his “selfishness”, the boy’s heartbroken mother has said.
A fire has torn through a gym in 's north linked to former Mongols bikie Sam Abdulrahim.
After recovering from his first injury, the 27-year-old found himself struggling with his knee and his physio revealed that a scan showed he had a cyst growing in the meniscus after initial fears that it could have been torn.
After waking up from a 100-year sleep, Aang must restore balance to the war-torn world by defeating the tyrannical Fire Nation leader, Ozai.
Airlines had earlier expressed their willingness in participating in the ongoing evacuation of stranded Indians in the strife-torn African country under 'Operation Kaveri'.
Alcaraz, who had become the youngest man ever to reach the top spot after beating Casper Ruud in the US Open final in New York in September, had only just recovered from a torn abdominal muscle that ruled him out of the season-ending ATP Finals.
Alexis Bawden says her husband, Jets fullback Nick Bawden, is doing just fine following his release to make room for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who’s still rehabbing his torn right Achilles.
Although born out of a desire to respond quickly in neighborhoods torn apart by crime, these units often create new problems.
And if you do have solar on your roof with batteries, the gen is still there is the solar panels have been damaged/torn off.
An exclusive Sun on Sunday poll reveals Brits are torn as to whether Prince Harry should be welcomed back into the Royal Family.
Common combinations with torn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- torn down 18×
- torn apart 16×
- was torn 15×
- were torn 11×
- and torn 8×
- torn up 8×
- be torn 7×
- has torn 7×
- torn between 7×
- torn achilles 7×