rip

Example Sentences

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“I have videos playing with this kitten on my bed that could rip out my jugular,” former animal care specialist Avery Stewart said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

With rip currents, which are "normally quite a narrow channel of water moving out to sea", Ayers said "competent" swimmers should swim parallel to the shore to get out of the flow.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

A surfer who used a floating technique to survive after he and his brother got caught in a rip current is fronting a national safety campaign in the hope of saving lives.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“You don’t want to come rip a street up twice.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Then came the wave of pain, such as she had never felt since her first death, the kind of pain that could rip a mind in half.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny