tear sheet

[ tair ]

noun

1. a sheet or page torn from a magazine, journal, or the like, as one containing an advertisement and sent to the advertiser as proof of publication.

tear sheet

/ tɛə /

noun

1. a page in a newspaper or periodical that is cut or perforated so that it can be easily torn out

Word History and Origins

Origin of tear sheet¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Oftentimes, I’ll make a whole tear sheet composition about the feeling around something I can’t articulate, images that had nothing to do on a conscious level with what I’m doing.

From New York Times

It feels at first like a dizzying collage — newspaper tear sheets and family snapshots pasted onto a Salvador Dalí canvas.

From New York Times

It is unclear how often CBP issued “tear sheets” with fake court dates to get asylum-seekers with dismissed cases back to Mexico, but anecdotal evidence suggests it was common for some time.

From Seattle Times

It is unclear how often CBP issued “tear sheets” with fake court dates to get asylum-seekers with dismissed cases back to Mexico, but anecdotal evidence suggests it was common for some time.

From Seattle Times

That’s when he discovered reference materials — books, images, magazine tear sheets — he had used as he learned to do makeup.

From New York Times