Example Sentences

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It would have ripped apart the course’s manicured grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

"For too long, ticket touts have ripped off fans, using bots to snap up batches of tickets and resell them at sky-high prices," Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said in the statement.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

"But if you'd have told me I was going to go into the final round of the Open one or two shots back, I would have ripped your hand off."

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

The Western United States has experienced an unprecedented number of wildfires in recent years, and some have ripped across the Owyhees, leaving splotches of burned land behind.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

I could simply have ripped the “fruit” apart—I still call it that for lack of a better word—but I chose to satisfy my curiosity in a measured way.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel