uptorn
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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He said he crawled back into the cave and sat with his back against the uptorn roots, and thought.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
When they advanced to the spot where the tree had been uptorn by the roots they found an abundance of footprints of the bear and also of the moccasined Indian, but that was all.
From Scouting with Daniel Boone by Tomlinson, Everett T.
Then, what convulsions ensued; rocks were uptorn or split open, the mountains were shattered, the glaciers beaten into dust as the serpent twisted and lashed about in his agony.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Webster, Wentworth
Long may it stand, Though realms be rent, states shattered, thrones uptorn!
From Vacation Verse by MacKeracher, W. M.
What will become of you, delicate lily uptorn by the blast?
From The Baron's Sons by J?kai, M?r
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