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Definition of Tearaways
1. tearaway [n] - See also: tearaway
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tearaways
Literary usage of Tearaways
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Action Front by Boyd Cable, Ernest Andrew Ewart (1916)
"The rifles and maxims of the tearaways had from the main trench kept up a steady
volume of fire on the German parapet, in an endeavor to keep down its fire. ..."
2. Action Front by Boyd Cable, Ernest Andrew Ewart (1916)
"Now that the new parapet had been heightened and strengthened, the casualties
behind it had almost, ceased, and the tearaways were quite reasonably ..."
3. The Real Deal: What Young People Really Think about Government, Politics and by Tom Bentley, Kate Oakley (1999)
"Young people, it was felt, were viewed as 'tearaways' and criminals'. Perceptions of
homeless young people were far worse. Many said the public saw homeless ..."
4. Dead Man Running by Martin McGartland (2000)
"We had been to the same school, messed around the streets of Belfast together as
young tearaways and always supported each other whenever trouble loomed. ..."
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