ripper

Example Sentences

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“Any good news at all and there are so many out there way off sides to a ripper of a rally,” Detrick said.

From MarketWatch

When I offered to help, she raised an eyebrow—she had no idea I could sew—but handed me a coat, a diamond choker, a seam ripper, and a needle.

From Literature

"Congratulations, 10 fifties and finally a hundred. You little ripper mate, have a beauty and enjoy it."

From BBC

He has gone to lengths to appear hale, skiing with a professional snowboarder and with an Olympic gold medalist who called him a “ripper” as they raced down the mountain.

From New York Times

They all blur the lines between women’s and literary-leaning commercial fiction, departing from the fantasy spaces of bodice rippers and misty moors to depict a world that looks a lot more like, well, our own.

From Washington Post