to shreds

phrase

: into many long, thin pieces

The cats tore/ripped the curtain to shreds.

Examples of to shreds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There should be some standards set that these ads should be representative of the person running for office rather than ripping the opponent to shreds. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026

The werewolf’s victims reappear in hallucinations completely drenched in blood, while the hugely likable Griffin Dunne exits in spectacular fashion, totally ripped to shreds. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Sources close to the Duke of Sussex have urged the public not to judge him, but social media users are tearing him to shreds. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2026

San Diego had World Series aspirations coming into October, but Milwaukee flexed a better killer instinct to tear them to shreds. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for to shreds

• bedspreads
• bedsteads
• blockheads
• bulkheads
• bullheads
• crossbreds
• embeds
• farmsteads
• foreheads
• hogsheads
• homesteads
• hotbeds