How to Use rip in a Sentence

rip

1 of 2 verb

• I ripped the poster off the wall.
• The sink had been ripped from the wall.
• The dog ripped the pillow to shreds.
• The force of the explosion ripped a hole in the wall.
• She ripped the fabric in half.
• He ripped the page out of the magazine.
• He ripped open the package.
• He ripped the letter from my hands.
• Her coat ripped when it caught on the doorknob.
• She ripped off her mask.
• On a trip in 2018, our food pack was ripped to shreds by a black bear.
  — Times Insider Staff, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• His next time up in the fifth, Sosa ripped a liner to right.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• The rest of the chairs were ripped out to make space for furniture.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• The blast ripped through her right leg — shredding flesh and bone.
  — Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• Biden ripped a page out of his briefing book and signed it.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
• Jung, who’s hit .411 in his last nine games, ripped a one-out triple to right field.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
• Javier Báez then ripped a two-strike fastball, thrown at the top of the strike zone, off the wall in right field.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2023
• First, North critiqued the gaps in the pearls, saying her dress looked ripped.
  — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• The torque ripped out the transmission from the boat, tearing a hole in it and causing the craft to sink.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2023
• Jake Davis rips it from outside the box to give us a 2 goal lead here in Toronto!
  — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024
• Use clippers or scissors to cut the tomato off the plant above the bumpy part of the stem to avoid ripping the skin.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Boasting views of the River Ayung, the home feels like it’s ripped right out of a Disney movie.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2024
• And then he got mobbed by teammates who tried to rip the jersey off the shortstop’s chest.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 3 June 2023
• The war in Gaza has taken that shunt of disbelief and ripped it wide open.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
• How about Robin Roberts helping to solve a mystery ripped from the headlines?
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
• After a 330-yard drive, Gotterup ripped a shot that rolled just past the hole.
  — Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
• Atkinson ripped the officials in a postgame news conference.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
• With Pres as the DJ, Gabe rips through damn-near all of Sortilège like a pro.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
• Severe wind chills are expected to rip through large sections of the country this weekend.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
• As Harris was in the kitchen, a bullet ripped through the open window, fatally striking her.
  — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

rip

2 of 2 noun

• 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
• Old varsity tees and low-rise sweats with a rip in the crotch?
  — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 6 Jan. 2023
• Make sure all windows and doors have screens and are free of rips, tears or holes.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 24 Aug. 2023
• The singer-songwriter then stood up and turned around to prove the rip to the audience.
  — Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE.com, 28 Mar. 2022
• The mattress proved durable against punctures, tears, and rips.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• Biden regained his balance, checked his suit pants for a rip, then walked the rest of the stairs and gave a salute.
  — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2021
• Be gentle: When pressing the dough to fit the pan, work gently to avoid rips.
  — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
• The mattress is comfortable to sleep on and durable against rips and tears.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• There’s my friend who rushed out the day after Pearl Harbor to buy a rip saw.
  — Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
• The lights are low enough to hide flaws like duct tape covering rips in the seating.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2023
• Elsewhere on the eastern seaboard, the rip tides were deadly.
  — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
• McCabe’s rip from the high slot hit 89 mph on the speedometer, and teammates ribbed him for it.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
• Carter uses speed, combined with a stab move and a rip, to beat Hurst for an 8-yard sack.
  — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
• His salty teen-boy cologne clung to his T-shirt, which had little rips at the neckline.
  — Sarah Stankorb, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
• Looking to the outside right off the rip and hoping #13 Montauck Point draws in.
  — Ed Derosa, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2022
• One day last fall, Kathy Kretman looked out at the street in front of her apartment and gazed at a rip in space and time.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 June 2022
• These kids are already being taught like what a club rip is.
  — Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2022
• The stitching is well done, and there are no obvious snags or rips.
  — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
• The rip to 60 mph is 2.7 seconds, and the task of stopping the land missile is aided by twin air brakes that pop up from the rear wings.
  — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2022
• The rip to 60 mph is 2.7 seconds, and the task of stopping the land missile is aided by twin air brakes that pop up from the rear wings.
  — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
• An 8th grader in Georgia was cited for a rip in her jeans.
  — Mayra Cuevas, CNN, 7 July 2022
• The fabric held up well in the wash with no rips or snags, and the cotton stayed consistently soft.
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2023
• With rips at the knees, the distressed jeans offer a casual yet edgy vibe that can be dressed up or down.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
• The Guest in Residence founder wore a cream crewneck sweater from her brand over blue wide-leg mom jeans with large rips at the knees.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Mar. 2023
• Every week this space could feature a rip of the Trojans defense.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• Instead of getting swept out to sea by a murderous rip tide, the Vikings were 6-7 and still alive in the race for the NFC’s last playoff spot.
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• Aim for classic shades of blue denim without rips or embellishments.
  — Gena Kaufman, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
• Check for stains, fading, rips, odors, and mold before bagging up these items.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
• Yeah, sure, there’s a whole load of DVD rips and that kind of thing, which is fine.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025
• Wires, lights in the eyes and rips in the fabric add to the Springtrap representation.
  — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 16 Nov. 2025