rip

Example Sentences

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She’s got “slay” and “work” sitting at the tip of her tongue, ready to rip, and it’s a blast seeing what Wineman does with this very specific archetype.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

In these situations, I am left with no other option than to rip apart the structure of an essay to tell a new story that the A.I. doesn’t own.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

We carried the empty paper bag home with us on the plane, taking care not to rip it, and then pasted it into in our scrapbook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“We needed to rip it up and start again,” Straus said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

One night a young witch was walking in the wintry woods of her human world when she caught the silver light of the moon shining through a rip between the worlds.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova