How to Use on a tear in a Sentence
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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 | Tgreen@al.com, 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
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