shred
noun
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
shredded
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past participleof shred.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shred.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shrednouna piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
Example Sentences
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His father was a former Sergeant Major in the Parachute Regiment whose experience during the wartime evacuation of Dunkirk had shredded his mental health.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“There is everything in the perfect bite,” Moore said of the vaunted marriage of ground beef, shredded cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and rich sour cream in a corn shell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
They tied the largest one to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which supplies produce to some of America’s biggest retailers and restaurant brands, including Walmart, Costco and Yum Brands’ Taco Bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
On Sphere’s escalators, grey-bearded lifers hugged in shredded battle jackets; tween girls in “Master of Puppets” hoodies drummed along to every fill; accents came from eastern Europe, Latin America and all the world over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Here was clear evidence of a fight: furniture scattered and overturned, pictures knocked off the mantel, stripes of wallpaper shredded to ribbons.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
