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Meanings of torn in English

Having edges that are jagged from injury.

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Usage of torn in English
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Are we willing to accept war torn Ferguson as the new normal?
Ebony
2
The water had torn almost all the way to the east side.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
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It was torn down in 1984 by the Communist East German government.
Reuters
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There were dreadful lacerations; the skin was torn in strips and shreds.
Can Such Things Be?
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I've been feeling somewhat torn about our meeting in your office today.
The abduction
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It also provided a model for other countries torn by civil strife.
Reuters
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North Korea, for example, is officially on zero, as is war-torn Yemen.
Radio NZ
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The sea tosses up our losses, the torn seine, the broken oar.
Dagmar's daughter
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Washington has repeatedly used drones to attack militants in the strife-torn nation.
Reuters
10
He has only assaulted my physical form; you've torn at my hopes!
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
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She said she was a bit torn after reading the court pleadings.
Reuters
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He'd seen that look before; she was torn between laughing and cursing.
The cold room
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A single spark flared among the torn components visible inside the access.
Beyond The Frontier: Guardian
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The spray torn from the crest by the wind filled the air.
Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest
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The now-former finance minister has torn into the Gupta funded news channel.
The South African
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The paper used in both cases was torn from the same tablet.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
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