Synonyms of ripped
Examples of ripped in a Sentence
She was wearing ripped jeans.
when I got to his house, he was already pretty ripped
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Brushes, pens and pencils lie next to the ripped cuffs of cotton workshirts, and drops of blue and white paint are splattered on the floor, extending the artwork beyond the wall.
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Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The dirt didn’t look different to her: no holes, no ripped piece of lawn, but was there something growing in the mud glop?
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Also on display, in conversation with Noland’s work, are the ripped and twisted canvases of the late Steven Parrino, who died on New Year’s Day in 2005.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
The shapes appeared on a piece of paper with a ripped corner.
—Christopher Schaberg, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
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Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The dirt didn’t look different to her: no holes, no ripped piece of lawn, but was there something growing in the mud glop?
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Also on display, in conversation with Noland’s work, are the ripped and twisted canvases of the late Steven Parrino, who died on New Year’s Day in 2005.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
The shapes appeared on a piece of paper with a ripped corner.
—Christopher Schaberg, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ripped
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“Ripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ripped. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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