The branches tore at their palms and knees, but they ignored the discomfort.

They begin to run, branches tearing at their faces and cloaks.

The branches tore at Valerie as she ran all-out toward the castle.

He stumbles on things, lets branches tear at him, instead of pulling them to one side.

A jagged branch of lightning tore through the sky and illuminated the landscape.

A branch tore it open and there was blood from the two-inch cut.

A dead branch had torn the sleeve of his fancy robe.

The branch had torn it free of the holster.

Otherwise the branch could tear bark as it falls, creating a problem where none existed before.

The skin wasn't broken, but a stiff dead branch had torn her slacks.