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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Asus, for example, has been on a tear releasing update after update in the year since the ROG Ally first dropped.
    Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 31 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

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