Example Sentences

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The Vanguard Consumer Staples Index exchange-traded fund has ripped higher—and looks unattractive.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Now, Chalamet has ripped a page from that book.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

After a poor July in which he lost the closer job, Evan Phillips has ripped off a dominant stretch in August to put him back into high-leverage situations for the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

There is an alternative, however: that the black hole has ripped apart a star that strayed too close—a phenomenon known as a tidal disruption event.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 17, 2024

One of the spikes has ripped them pretty badly, and, what is more, has given my ankle a little gash.

From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)