How to Use ripped in a Sentence

ripped

adjective
  • She was wearing ripped jeans.
  • My jeans dragged on the floor, getting more ripped and dirt-stained with each wear.
    Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2021
  • The SNL producer donned a cream top with a pair of ripped, black jeans and nude flats.
    Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2017
  • Trudeau can be seen wearing a black wig, along with ripped pants.
    NBC News, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The actress shared a photo of her ripped husband as he and a friend set up a keg.
    Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 20 June 2017
  • As the sicario sat in a ripped vinyl chair in the precinct, one of Mr. Capella’s deputies explained the arrangement.
    Paulina Villegas, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2019
  • He is dressed in combat fatigues, with a ripped T-shirt.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2019
  • What’s your trick for dealing with ripped pants in public?
    Emily Kirkpatrick, PEOPLE.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Customize a ripped tee with your child's name (or band name) and draw on a few faux tattoos.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 30 July 2023
  • The old chestnut floorboards will always have nails that must be hammered back in place to avoid ripped socks.
    Christine Kalafus, Longreads, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Wood bought a trench coat on Poshmark that arrived with a ripped lining and covered with mud.
    Laura Daily, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Those photos show Rojas being detained in a ripped T-shirt and blue jeans.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 19 May 2017
  • The ripped image of the woman was just enough to prompt Daniel's creative imagination.
    Brittanie Shey, Chron, 2 May 2023
  • While Sablan was inside the laundromat, the teenager scribbled her plea for help on a ripped piece of paper, court records state.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • The singer, 36, shared a sultry swimsuit shot from her weekend at Coachella on April 15 that showed off her ripped stomach and slim body.
    Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • At another point, a page put a piece of paper with ragged edges such as those from a ripped notebook, on Murkowski's desk.
    Laurie Kellman, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2020
  • The ripped and distressed effect could also be seen on button-downs and midi skirts; maxi dresses and tank tops.
    Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Any other film studio would have smashed the cease-and-desist button on a scrappy T-shirt brand that mocked up tees with ripped film stills.
    Samuel Hine, GQ, 8 June 2018
  • The garage workouts depict a more ripped Mayfield than the one on vacay with his Giants pals in January.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Shea was among those who fired at the third, a sow with two cubs and a ripped paw pad that would have been painful, possibly increasing its aggression.
    Karin Brulliard, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2017
  • Dressed in ripped black jeans, a bulky sweater, and black boots, her blond hair pulled back in a topknot, Larson looks like a typical young Angeleno.
    Jessica Diehl, VanityFair.com, 25 Apr. 2017
  • The fact that they were excited about moving a bunch of ripped roofing paper to a glass box in Midtown that was often filled with Calders and Dubuffets said a lot!
    Tara Donovan, Town & Country, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Jean-Marc pointed out sites along the way – candy stores, bagel shops, his favorite movie theater, the kind with ripped velvet seats and floors sticky with stale popcorn butter.
    Malina Saval, Variety, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Also, be sure to check for any ripped seams or holes, and repair before washing to prevent the filling from coming out during the cleaning process.
    Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Bad breaks: Track champion Billy Knippenberg left early in the race when a broken trailing arm led to a ripped oil line.
    Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 17 Sep. 2017
  • The 38-year-old is seen going for a jog, working out with a trainer and the best part—showing off his ripped biceps in the mirror (with a shirtless cameo) while doing curls with a beer bottle.
    Jessica Fecteau, PEOPLE.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Now The police officer was shot once in the chest during the altercation, but his bullet-resistant vest buffered the blow, said O’Neill, who showed the ripped vest to reporters.
    Tara Law, Time, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The new footage shows how the good doctor goes to extreme lengths and places for a cure, and Morbius is turned into a super-strong, super-speedy ripped vampire with an overwhelming urge to drink blood.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2020
  • One inmate who was part of a 2005 lawsuit against IDOC tried to kill himself by swallowing pieces of a broken mirror twice, and by hanging himself with a ripped sheet once.
    Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Pelosi later waved the ripped pieces in the air, and audience members left in the chamber and public-viewing gallery could see Trump's prominent signature.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2020

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