He tore her dress away, ripping it from her shoulders.

It ripped, tearing her dress loose at the shoulder and leaving him with only a sleeve in his hand as she raced away.

She wondered whether to escape by pulling the material away, but did not want to tear her best dress.

"Do you remember, years ago, I fell in the forest and tore my dress?"

I set Rosie down on the rocks near the ship, being very careful not to tear her new dress.

You had lost a front tooth and tore your dress.

Or: 'I tore my dress, but my mother sewed it up for me.

Then she landed on her knees, scraping them both badly, tearing her dress.

The brunette pulled herself out from under him, tearing her dress.

Did you, by any chance, tear your dress last night?