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How to use rip in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Rip means to divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. Example: “My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.”

Examples of rip by meaning

verbTo divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to...

  • to rip a garment; to rip up a floor
  • Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
  • She explodes as multiple magazine detonations rip the ship apart, and is lost with all hands.2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 21:33 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original...

verbTo tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.

  • My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.

verbTo remove violently or wrongly.

  • A child untimely ripped from its parents' arms.
  • It does her no honor to rip her out of her conflictual, dangerous historical circumstances and transmute her into an icon of a peaceful, middle-class life robed in royal blue.2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21

verbTo move quickly and destructively.

  • The tornado ripped through northern Nebraska.
  • On 18 November 1987 a horrific flash fire ripped through the escalators and ticket hall of King's Cross tube station, killing thirty people.2007, Roger Baker, Emotional Processing, page 136

verbTo take a hit, dose or shot of a drug (such as marijuana) or alcohol.

  • He spent the day ripping shots at the bar and ripping blunts at home.

verbTo fart audibly.

  • If we were at a movie, one of us would whisper to Dewey, “Hey, Dewey, let one rip,” and he would smile, raise a leg, and let one go.2005, Dan Bomkamp, “16: Gassed”, in The Gosey: Four Boys, a Swimming Hole, a Summer Adventure, Guest Cottage, →ISBN, page 156

verbTo mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into).

  • He spent the entire forty-five-minute ride home ripping on me: my makeup, my hair, my clothing, my “gear bag” (his cowboy slang for my purse).2011 August, Victorie Powers, The Panty Theory, Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC, →ISBN, page 57

verbTo steal; to rip off.

  • opensource is a double-edged sword. while you have a chance of people using and improving on the code, you will also have the chance of lamers ripping it.2001, rex deathstar, “Opensource on demoscene”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet)
  • I don't really care if someone rips my 3d engine, rips effects code, or anything - simply because my 3d engine and effects will be far more advanced when someone manages to use my code.2001, Maciej Mróz, “thoughts on code-sharing”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet)

More sentences with rip

  • My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending.From the entry mend
  • My trousers have a big rip in them and need a mend.From the entry mend
  • I can't believe how the car dealerships try to rip off their customers.From the entry rip off
  • When she heard the news, she let rip a tirade heard throughout the office.From the entry let rip
  • He let rip a fart that emptied the elevator at the next floor.From the entry let rip
  • Once we have the tank full we will back away and you can let her rip.From the entry let her rip
  • If anyone gives a rip about the team they will be at practice.From the entry give a rip
  • I can tell you do not give a rip about me or my opinions.From the entry give a rip
  • “If you nark on me, I’ll rip your arms off,” said Tim to his brother, as he passed him a joint.From the entry nark
  • We're going to rip up the dancefloor tonight.From the entry rip up
  • How often we long to just rip off those masks and take a deep breath![2021 December 15, Dr. Shilpa Aroskar, “Mastering The Mask”, in UBUNTU - I AM BECAUSE WE ARE: Parables of the United Human Spirit…. From the entry airgasm
  • “He wanted to just rip my underwear off and i didnt want my weiner flipping around.2020 November 12, Tina Moore, quoting Naked Cowboy, “Someone tried to pants Times Square's Naked Cowboy”, in New York Post. From the entry weiner
  • “RIP Harambe” turned into a meme that took a disturbingly long time to go away.2019 December 31, AJ Willingham, “All the trends we loved and hated in the 2010s”, in CNN. From the entry disturbingly
  • I’ve been known to rip out finished and blocked shawls because something was not exactly right.2016 December 27, Jenn, quoting Susanna IC, “Designer Q&A: Susanna IC”, in Interweave, archived from the original on 17 Nov 2023. From the entry frogging
  • She'll attack first and rip you to pieces!" He glanced at the others.2016, George Hagen, Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle, Yearling, →ISBN, page 108. From the entry valraven
  • Be careful in winter, when high surf and rip currents make swimming dangerous.2010, Jeanette Foster, Frommer′s Kauai, page 168. From the entry rip current
  • As Richard leans over to begin, Edwyn lets rip a mighty fart.2010, Grace Maxwell, Falling & Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins, page 99. From the entry more tea, vicar
  • And now you think you can come home and find him off the rip?2010, T. Styles, Raunchy, page 287. From the entry off the rip
  • Then the smiling narrator filled me with doom: I was expected to pull my own rip cord.2009 March, Deanna Roy, “Forget the rules and make the leap”, in Writer, volume 122, number 3, page 15. From the entry doom
  • The next pitch was close to my wheelhouse so I just let 'er rip.2007, Alan Schwarz, “Ken Griffey Jr.: On Going Deep with His Father”, in Once upon a Game: Baseball’s Greatest Memories, Boston, Mass.…. From the entry wheelhouse
  • But let's rip off the Band-Aid and get through this thing together.2007 May 14, Aldo Cella, “From The Orioles Hangout Page”, in alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox (Usenet). From the entry rip off the band-aid
  • “Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your sweatshirt continuing to rip,” I sniped back.2004, Melanie Jackson, The Mask on the Cruise Ship, Orca Book Publishers, →ISBN, page 141. From the entry I can't hear you over the sound of
  • This is an area of spectacular tidal races, rips, swirls, boils, whirlpools, overfalls, currents, and countercurrents.2003 December, Jonathan Raban, “Julia and the Whirlpools”, in Cruising World, volume 29, number 12, page 40. From the entry race
  • To rip out serger stitches, you'll need to combine the techniques for ripping straight and zigzag stitches.2002, Sew Basic: 34 Essential Skills for Sewing with Confidence, page 69. From the entry rip out
  • Grandees must covet condos, since they let bids rip, And "spaces" measured footmeal now reach record tops.2001, Arnold Klein, Rangefinder & Powderhorn. From the entry footmeal
  • Scandal rags rip that reinforcement and deliriously deconstruct and deidolize the idols who ignore you.1999, James Ellroy, Crime Wave: Reportage and Fiction from the Underside of L.A.. From the entry deidolize
  • I shall have to rip him from his guggle to his zatch.1993, Bevan Amberhill, The Bloody Man, page 18. From the entry zatch

Meaning of rip

  1. verb To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
  2. verb To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
  3. verb To remove violently or wrongly.

Full definition of rip

Questions about rip in a sentence

How do you use rip in a sentence?
Rip is used as a verb and noun. For example: “My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.”
What is a short sentence with rip?
“The tornado ripped through northern Nebraska.”
What does rip mean?
Rip means to divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rip (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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