torn

[ tawrn, tohrn ]

verb

1. past participle of tear ².

torn

/ tɔːn /

verb

1. See tear
   the past participle of tear 1
2. that's torn it slang.
   that's torn it an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans

adjective

1. split or cut
2. divided or undecided, as in preference

   he was torn between staying and leaving

Other Words From

• un·torn adjective

Example Sentences

Just before serving, stir in a generous handful of fresh basil, and, when it’s done, spoon the warm mixture into a bowl, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and, if you have them handy, a few more torn basil leaves.

From Washington Post

In my years of studying children’s privacy online, I have seen firsthand how torn parents can be about how to best protect their kids online and also how judgmental others can be of parental decisions in how they ultimately chose to do so.

From Washington Post

Carmen looks torn, and Kierk briefly wonders if she’s going to make a break for it with hers, but soon she’s joining him in delivering their mini-brains to the outer room.

From Nautilus

The Warriors and Nets are both hoping to emerge as contenders this season, although Golden State’s hopes took a big hit when Klay Thompson suffered a torn Achilles’ tendon last month.

From Washington Post

The following year, he was limited to 32 games and suffered a torn Achilles’ tendon that sidelined him for the entire 2019-20 season as well.

From Washington Post

It's about the delicate fabric of the universe and how our fragile insides crumble when that fabric is torn.

From The Daily Beast

But the picture is torn in half by the geographic separation of the friezes.

From The Daily Beast

But in 2002, the Park family was torn apart when he was arrested for illegal trading and sentenced to 17 years in prison.

From The Daily Beast

Female video game developers like Zoe Quinn have been torn apart and harassed for fabricated scandals.

From The Daily Beast

The Oscar winning actress has been torn to shreds by the media and public for her altered face.

From The Daily Beast

Each sentence came as if torn piecemeal from his unwilling tongue; short, jerky phrases, conceived in pain and delivered in agony.

From Project Gutenberg

The vessel escaped miraculously, with sails torn by shots from three Dutch vessels, which they took for one of their own.

From Project Gutenberg

Next morning that glorious garrison quitted the shot-torn plain they had hallowed by their deeds.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a scuffle, and Black Sheep was torn off the body by Harry and some colleagues, and cuffed home tingling but exultant.

From Project Gutenberg

His neck was torn open, bitten right through to the windpipe, the blood still dripping from it into a dark pool on the carpet.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• broken
• cracked
• damaged
• divided
• mangled
• ripped
• ruptured
• severed