Example Sentences

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To be sure, weird things happen on ice and snow when athletes are ripping down mountains and carving around sharp turns—and glory is decided by fractions of a second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

One by one, commodities are ripping higher as the lack of investment over the past decade finally catches up.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

Even in some of the best-known regions such as Bordeaux, low-end producers are ripping up vines to plant other crops, including olives.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Out-of-control wildfires are ripping across parts of Los Angeles, leading to at least five deaths, burning down hundreds of buildings, and prompting more than 130,000 people to flee their homes in America's second-largest city.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

“You are ripping up this family because you think you deserve the prettiest house.”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart