Example Sentences

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Last week, he told me by phone from Oahu that he made a long-shot bet that the crisis isn’t ending, and European natural-gas prices will rip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The U.S. government has warned it will rip up its agreements with Anthropic if the AI startup fails to reach a deal with the Pentagon, according to the Financial Times.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

More certain: Erivo will rip out our hearts in the sequel.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Since Jaclyn and Kate shared a little midnight gossip about Laurie we can assume, correctly, that Kate and Laurie will rip into Jaclyn about that.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025

“No, we can’t leave until reinforcements come. The monsters will rip this place apart.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia