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How to Use "Tear" with Example Sentences
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tear
(n):
fluid coming from the eyes resulting from an emotion
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Used with adjectives:
"
She shed a
sad
tear
.
"
(sad, unhappy)
"
The child was confused by her mom's
happy
tears
.
"
(happy, joyful, glad)
"
Those were
real
tears
.
"
(real, genuine, natural)
"
He was weeping
uncontrollable
tears
.
"
(uncontrollable, sudden, helpless)
Used with verbs:
"
He
shed
tears
of joy!
"
(shed, cried, wept, had, felt)
"
She
wiped
a
tear
off her cheek.
"
(wiped, dried, brushed)
"
His
tears
stung
his eyes.
"
(stung, burned, irritated)
Used with nouns:
"
There was a
tear
drop
on her face.
"
(drop)
"
The police threw
tear
gas
into the crowd.
"
(gas)
Used with prepositions:
"
She went to the teacher
in
tears
.
"
(in, with)
"
He cried
tears
over
his lost dog.
"
(over, about, for)
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tear
(v | n):
to rip fabric or paper
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Used with adjectives:
"
That was a
big
tear
in her dress.
"
(big, huge, large)
"
They found a
strange
tear
in the curtains.
"
(strange, odd, weird)
"
He made a
small
tear
in the book.
"
(small, little, tiny)
Used with verbs:
"
He
found
a
tear
in his shirt.
"
(found, noticed, discovered)
"
She
fixed
the
tear
on her daughter's skirt.
"
(fixed, repaired, mended, sewed)
Used with adverbs:
"
Tissue paper
tears
easily
.
"
(easily)
"
He
carefully
tore
the paper in half.
"
(carefully, cautiously)
Used with prepositions:
"
She will
tear
paper
out of
the notebook.
"
(out of, from)
"
The dress
tore
at
the seams.
"
(at)
"
This fabric has a
tear
in
it.
"
(in)
"
There are
tears
within
the pages of the book.
"
(within, inside)
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