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Examples of rip in a Sentence
CBS News, 25 Sep. 2023
Walls were ripped away showing contents of various rooms of the house crushed.
—Celeste McCauley, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
Nearly every print has been ripped down, the vandals looking straight into the lens.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
The very fabric of America was tearing, like the curtain in the Temple ripped asunder when Christ exhaled his last breath.
—Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
How about Robin Roberts helping to solve a mystery ripped from the headlines?
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
But just because Marcos keeps all his body parts doesn’t mean that something fundamental hasn’t been ripped away from him—or any of the other thousands of migrant children who come to the U.S. and work dangerous overnight jobs in hopes of helping their families.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2023
Sweeney practically transformed into prom queen for the night, rocking va-va-voluminous disco curls and a bright pink, puff-sleeved minidress that looks like it was ripped straight from the set of 16 Candles.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2023
Parsons had stripped the ball from running back Dalvin Cook, literally ripping the football from the running back’s arms at the Jets’ 37-yard line.
—Kristi Scales, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
Designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes incorporated safety pins, rips, and other elements that tapped into Mr. Reid’s vision.
—Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes incorporated safety pins, rips and other elements that tapped into Mr. Reid’s vision.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
The lights are low enough to hide flaws like duct tape covering rips in the seating.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2023
The steel framework ensures the durability and strength of this two-seater while the strong polyester fabric resists rips from pet claws, keeping your chair pristine for years to come.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
After 100 miles of use, there were no rips in the seams or gauges in the soles from sharp rocks.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2023
The resulting rip or crosscut is table saw-accurate.
—Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2023
Rizzo wore black jeans with small rips in the knee.
—Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
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Word History
Verb
Middle English rippen, from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen to pull, jerk
Noun (2)
perhaps from rip entry 2
Noun (3)
perhaps by shortening & alteration from reprobate
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun (1)
1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1775, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (3)
1781, in the meaning defined above
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“Rip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.
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rip
1 of 4 verbrip
2 of 4 nounrip
3 of 4 nounrip
4 of 4 nounNoun
probably a shortened and altered form of reprobate (noun)
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