rip

Example Sentences

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They rip off their clothes, dunk their heads in the dip and lead dance battles to La Bouche’s “Be My Lover.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

That is forcing vineyard owners from Bordeaux to Australia to rip up vines and leave grapes to rot in the fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

In these situations, I am left with no other option than to rip apart the structure of an essay to tell a new story that the A.I. doesn’t own.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

And when it does, you won’t have to rip out matching avocado green appliances.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Surprised, rather than rip him up, she ducked, and he swerved back at me, barely missed my eyes again, then wheeled up into a tree.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen