rip

Example Sentences

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“I think that a new owner is allowed to do whatever they want to a house, and if she didn’t like those black and white floors, she should rip them out in 2 seconds.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

“You don’t want to come rip a street up twice.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"I've either got to pack up and sell up or rip all of these out so that I can stay here," she added.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

In some ways, it’s become a new normal for Haitian Springfielders to anticipate the worst, and for their neighbors to fight against a government they see as threatening to rip their families apart.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

The serpent curled around, thinking it would snag the net with its tail and use its whole body to rip it asunder.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda