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

Captain Jos Buttler was bowled by a ripper from wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav while Moeen Ali nicked off on 15 to become Shami's third victim.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

Excellent - ripper - and apologies if you, the reader, knew all this.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 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

When I offered to help, she raised an eyebrow—she had no idea I could sew—but handed me a coat, a diamond choker, a seam ripper, and a needle.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman