rip up

phrasal verb

ripped up; ripping up; rips up

: to completely destroy (something) by tearing it into pieces

He ripped up the check.

She ripped the letter up into tiny pieces.

Examples of rip up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Existing roads would need to be ripped up and rebuilt with the transmitter coils and other necessary equipment. —The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024

This means construction crews need to rip up and repave roads so new buildings can get access to things such as sewers. —Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024

The Super League would require the sport’s two grandmasters to rip up contracts with their conferences — contracts that were signed recently and smart business decisions. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024

Matos, once the Giants’ No. 4 overall prospect, is ripping up the Cactus League. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024

Someone had even ripped up and discarded his FOR SALE sign. —Krista Stevens, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2024

This means not only a total repudiation of Palestinian statehood, but also a pledge to rip up what’s left of the Oslo Accords. —Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2024

Ultimately, right-wingers would like to rip up America’s whole safety net. —Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024

In 1998, the Supreme Court ripped up the longstanding exemption, telling the government that allowing Haredim to get out of conscription violated equal protection principles. —Mick Krever, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024