were ripping
- past progressive of rip.
Example Sentences
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"It was like they were ripping open a healing wound and just pouring salt on it. It was horrendous", says Andrew.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Police took several protesters into custody and were ripping down some of the tents and barriers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
The Seattle favorites were ripping through one of the hottest rock shows of the summer in predictably mighty fashion.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
He did it because he could do it better than the people who were ripping him off with concert T-shirts that spelled his name as Buffet.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2018
It sounded as though the sandbanks were ripping out the hull.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
