Examples of rip-roaring in a Sentence
a rip-roaring tale of the Old West
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The Ivens has arrived to show the sophistication of the colonial Portuguese style and to connect the Chiado neighborhood, one of the most rip-roaring of the city, with locals.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Where to watch Casino Royale: Netflix Where Casino Royale was a stealth love story, Quantum of Solace is a rip-roaring revenge tale that takes Bond around the world in a fiery rampage of retribution for Vesper.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
In rip-roaring zombie sequel, Sir Jimmy Crystal leads a gang of murderous zealots known as the Jimmies.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Charlie’s rip-roaring account of the Helgoland conference surveys the tangled web of quantum interpretations that are in play.
—Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025
The vampire period thriller, set in 1930s Mississippi, is rip-roaring fun.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Within that rip-roaring running time, director Josh Safdie volleys audiences from the grotty tenements of New York’s Lower East Side — the Jewish neighborhood Marty calls home — to a swanky room at the Ritz hotel in London, to a climactic match in Tokyo.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl pays homage to the rip-roaring lifestyle of showgirls.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Where to watch Casino Royale: Netflix Where Casino Royale was a stealth love story, Quantum of Solace is a rip-roaring revenge tale that takes Bond around the world in a fiery rampage of retribution for Vesper.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
In rip-roaring zombie sequel, Sir Jimmy Crystal leads a gang of murderous zealots known as the Jimmies.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Charlie’s rip-roaring account of the Helgoland conference surveys the tangled web of quantum interpretations that are in play.
—Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025
The vampire period thriller, set in 1930s Mississippi, is rip-roaring fun.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Within that rip-roaring running time, director Josh Safdie volleys audiences from the grotty tenements of New York’s Lower East Side — the Jewish neighborhood Marty calls home — to a swanky room at the Ritz hotel in London, to a climactic match in Tokyo.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl pays homage to the rip-roaring lifestyle of showgirls.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Rip-roaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip-roaring. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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