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
  • That gap, known as the breakeven rate, has been on a tear in recent weeks.
    — Neil Irwin, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The stock has been on a tear lately, soaring more than 93% over the past year.
    — Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The 5-foot-8 Fort has been on a tear for coach Sherland Chensam.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • British hip-hop is on a tear right now – both at home and further afield.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 July 2023
  • Trump Media has been on a tear over the past month, rising 270%.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Nvidia’s stock has been on a tear, soaring almost 139% over the past year.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN, 25 June 2024
  • In the weeks since Trump won back the Oval Office, crypto markets have been on a tear.
    — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 6 Dec. 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
  • Palantir has been on a tear this year, popping more than 340%.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The stock has been on a tear this quarter, up more than 27% as natural gas prices surge.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • After missing four games with a hand injury, Sarvis has been on a tear.
    — Paul Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Both stars should help to elevate this Chiefs team even more, which has already been on a tear.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Bitcoin has been on a tear since Donald Trump’s election win, and it could be poised for even more gains.
    — Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Reese was on a tear during her rookie season with the Chicago Sky in 2024.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Los Angeles has been on a tear of late, winning eight of their past 10 games overall.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • 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 | [email protected], 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
  • But after winning his appeal in December, the 6-foot-5 forward has been on a tear for the last month.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • 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

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