ripper

Example Sentences

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“Any good news at all and there are so many out there way off sides to a ripper of a rally,” Detrick said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

"Congratulations, 10 fifties and finally a hundred. You little ripper mate, have a beauty and enjoy it."

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

The lead lasted for 47 seconds, as Pietrangelo’s ripper from the blue line found its way through traffic and into the net, once again tying the game and sending the crowd into a frenzy.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2022

The objects there are built on an Alice in Wonderland scale: tomato-shaped pincushions as big as chairs, a gargantuan seam ripper in royal blue, bobbins a giant could use.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021

He was a ripper, and I adored that.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson