Word: tore
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pioneer wagon had reached a little bridge just outside the town, and the Warreners were on hand in large numbers. Chief Bull struck the first blow. Leaping on one of the oxen, he tore at the harness traces. The driver of the wagon lashed out with his horse whip, and Bull took a called strike...
...entered his employer's house, both eyes clert for anything herbaceous. Everything happened in less than a jiffy. The hostess was receiving her guests near the door. Mr. Pinkle had barely shook hands when he dropped to his knees and tore ravenously at her skirt. She screamed, Mr. Pinkle is eating my grass skirt. Look at me. The guests were not slow to do this. 'Now,' she wailed, 'I can't be a Hawaian dancer.' The next day Mr. Pinkle got a raise. His employer explained, my wife doesn't want to give any more parties. Her grass skirt...
...captain's improvised raft and went mad from drinking salt water. The others, six of whom were saved by the C. D. Mallory tanker Swiftsure, told a gruesome tale. The sea had suddenly become alive with sharks. Helpless comrades could only look on as the man-eaters tore the bodies of two seamen to bits, pulled a third through his life belt...
...when the Yardling started to run, the speculator tore open the envelope and found two tickets to the Davidson game, so, fury in his eye, he gave chase. "Yard cop! Yard cop!" shouted the Freshman...
...while he was playing for the Braves, several adverse decisions by Umpire Bill Klem annoyed Casey. He turned to Umpire Klem, half tore off his own shirt, snarled: "Here, wear our uniform for a while...