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
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The Supreme Court ripped up that longstanding rule 50 years later, telling the government that allowing the ultra-Orthodox to get out of conscription violated equal protection principles.
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Mick Krever, CNN, 25 June 2024
His cycling jersey could be seen ripped up and his bike helmet was severely damaged in the front.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
Reports of vandalism on campus included light posts being torn down, street signs ripped up and a broken window.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2024
Well, rip up the record books, folks, because that penthouse condo has just been sold again, this time for a brain-freezing and record-shattering $49 million in an off-market deal that was first sussed out by The Real Deal.
—Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2021
In the past, a new leader has typically ripped up existing projects and objectives and promoted his own.
—Matt Mossman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2015
There are reports of settlers increasing their attacks on Palestinian villages, burning homes, killing animals and ripping up plants and olive trees and expanding their outposts.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2024
City residents and officials reported ripped up houses and snapped power lines.
—Tom Johanningmeier, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
Existing roads would need to be ripped up and rebuilt with the transmitter coils and other necessary equipment.
—The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Mick Krever, CNN, 25 June 2024
His cycling jersey could be seen ripped up and his bike helmet was severely damaged in the front.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
Reports of vandalism on campus included light posts being torn down, street signs ripped up and a broken window.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2024
Well, rip up the record books, folks, because that penthouse condo has just been sold again, this time for a brain-freezing and record-shattering $49 million in an off-market deal that was first sussed out by The Real Deal.
—Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2021
In the past, a new leader has typically ripped up existing projects and objectives and promoted his own.
—Matt Mossman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2015
There are reports of settlers increasing their attacks on Palestinian villages, burning homes, killing animals and ripping up plants and olive trees and expanding their outposts.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2024
City residents and officials reported ripped up houses and snapped power lines.
—Tom Johanningmeier, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
Existing roads would need to be ripped up and rebuilt with the transmitter coils and other necessary equipment.
—The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Rip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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