How to Use on a tear in a Sentence

on a tear

idiom

• The chipmaker’s stock has been on a tear for the last year and a half.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 21 June 2024
• British hip-hop is on a tear right now – both at home and further afield.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 July 2023
• Nvidia’s stock has been on a tear, soaring almost 139% over the past year.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 25 June 2024
• Juhász was on a tear to start the afternoon, scoring 10 of UConn’s first 17 points.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
• Center Le Roux Malan has been on a tear, scoring at least once in each of the last two games.
  — Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
• There are several signs that the market is, at least for now, on a tear.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 18 June 2023
• Ferrari shares have been on a tear this year, rising more than 46%.
  — Pia Singh,fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
• The stock market is on a tear, and investors face a tricky question: Will the rally last?
  — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 16 June 2023
• In this sequence, there’s a little highlight on a tear that drips.
  — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
• After missing four games with a hand injury, Sarvis has been on a tear.
  — Paul Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Jan. 2022
• Ferreira is on a tear, seemingly at the top of his game and eager to prove himself.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
• Even before his party learns its midterm fate, the ex-president is on a tear.
  — Byrick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2022
• This year, however, the club seems to be on a tear and is leading the Western Conference.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
• The stock has been on a tear lately, soaring 40% since the start of June and setting a new record for the number of consecutive days in the green.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 July 2023
• The Morehead State transfer has been on a tear of late, scoring in double figures in each of Auburn’s last nine games.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 9 Jan. 2023
• Messi has been on a tear, providing highlight plays with eight goals scored in five games.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
• Second baseman Marcus Semien — on a tear since the start of the Houston series — went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and two driven in.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2023
• Tesla’s woes are on a tear but that doesn’t mean the world’s most valuable automaker is stopping.
  — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
• Brazilian stocks have been on a tear, but stubborn inflation could grind the recent rally to a stop.
  — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2024
• And more people than ever are in Antarctica because tourism is on a tear.
  — Sara Clemence, The Atlantic, 3 July 2023
• After a strong winter for Licey of the Dominican League, Andujar has opened camp on a tear.
  — Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
• Shares of megacap tech companies have been on a tear this year, with Nvidia’s stock more than tripling and Tesla’s more than doubling.
  — WSJ, 24 July 2023
• His successor, Love, is on a tear, with 21 touchdown passes and one interception in the past nine games.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
• Soler in particular has been on a tear since the deadline, playing right field every day and posting an OPS over 1.000 for the Braves.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
• An answer, too late Indiana did its best to atone for those first-half sins after the break, exiting the locker room on a tear that turned into a 17-7 run.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2024
• The narrative of the stock market over the past couple of weeks is clear: Magnificent Seven are imploding, while small caps are on a tear.
  — Felix Salmon, Axios, 26 July 2024
• The indexes had been on a tear since Fed Chair Jerome Powell opened the door to the possibility of lower interest rates.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2023
• Sophomores Travis Bazzana and Garret Forrester enter the series on a tear, having combined for 11 hits in their last 16 at bats.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
• Still, Hollywood studios and streaming platforms have been on a tear with video game adaptations these past few years.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023
• The job market has been on a tear for the last 18 months as companies shook off pandemic pauses and welcomed workers back into the office.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024