ripped
Example Sentences
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Are you being ripped off— or has the company’s value actually tripled in the past eight months?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Somali referee Omar Artan said the "biggest dream of my life" had been ripped away after he was turned back at the US border.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Dr Phil Hopkins, intensive care consultant at King's, says feeling the natural elements is part of helping patients readjust when they've been "ripped from their reality" and institutionalised in hospital.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Elizabeth Smart lit up the internet last month after posting a picture of herself in a tiny midnight-blue bikini with a full-body spray tan, blonde hair extensions and a seriously ripped physique.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
I was bolt awake now, sitting up on the bedroom floor, ripped from sleep by a smell from the kitchen.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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