on a tear

idiom

US, informal

: having great success over a period of time

The team has been on a tear in recent weeks.

The economy is on a tear, but can it last?

Examples of on a tear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Country music is on a tear in the U.K. at the moment, a point Post Malone and Morgan Wallen prove on the latest chart. —

Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 May 2024 The 27-year-old has started the year on a tear, recording nine strikeouts and allowing zero runs in his first 5 1/3 innings. —

Cal Friedman, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024 No assistant coach in Tempe has been on a tear quite like Saga Tuitele, the Sun Devil’s offensive line coach. —

Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024 The commodity is finally reversing course from a record spike After starting the year on a tear that put the fear of God in Easter baskets everywhere, cocoa prices are backing sharply off record highs. —

Melvin Backman, Quartz, 2 May 2024 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 Netflix has been on a tear in recent months, adding millions of subscribers each quarter thanks to its consistent slate of programming, and its recent efforts to crack down on password and account sharing, as well as its push into advertising via its nascent and less expensive ad tier. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024 Still, Hollywood studios and streaming platforms have been on a tear with video game adaptations these past few years. —

Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023 SoCal sports Motivated by his move to shortstop, Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is on a tear. —

Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024

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