Tom heard a thunderous noise- He woke suddenly, torn violently from a dream that had been more than a dream.

The memorial symbolises a building and tower that have been violently torn down, with one now behind the other.

Suddenly the grappling-iron was torn violently from the rocks.

She saw where the bones were, things that were usually seen only after great tragedy, when a Living body had been torn violently from itself.

If these masks were to be violently torn away, what would be exposed is not my true self but the spectacle of a wounded and defenseless man.

Passengers up and down the aisle were violently torn from their seats.

The shredded rags of Stiros' robe, obviously torn from him violently, lay in an untidy heap near the body's feet.

After the nose hit, the aircraft was violently torn apart by impact forces.

Besides, the right forearm ended in a jagged stump, as if wrist and hand had been torn violently away.

And we must learn to see this project literally as a re-membering, a putting together of pieces that have been violently torn apart.