Tear-away meaning

(idiomatic) To remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.

I couldn't tear myself away from the movie after I had begun watching it.

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Sentence Examples

  • He wiped the tear away with a thumb and then opened the glove compartment.

  • Before the first consulship of Julius Caesar (59 B.C.), minutes of the proceedings of the senate were written and occasionally published, but unofficially; Caesar, desiring to tear away the veil of mystery which gave an unreal importance to the senate's deliberations, first ordered them to be recorded and issued authoritatively.

  • Basketball tear-away pants, team shirts (usually sleeveless) and special tennis shoes, such as Air Jordans, make up this type of sports clothing.

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