Recent Examples on the WebThrough the rip-roaring tidal waves of highs and lows, the girls have weathered every storm with grace.—Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024 Non-skiers, rejoice: the Camden Snow Bowl offers rip-roaring tobogganing for just $10 an hour.—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2024 Motorola The inner screen hits a rip-roaring 165 Hz.—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023 On a tight European budget, Arcel has delivered a sweeping, rip-roaring historical epic with grand set pieces and widescreen imagery worthy of John Ford — the kind of big movie almost impossible to finance out of tiny Denmark.—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2024 The much-ballyhooed return to power football was a rip-roaring success for at least one week as the Crimson Tide was dominant and efficient on both sides of the football.—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023 For all the unease about Ukraine, a Gallup Poll this month found that Putin has a rip-roaring 5 percent approval rating among Americans.—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2023 For the first time ever, Black Western athletes took center stage at the Portland Expo Center on Saturday, as the Eight Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo brought an evening full of buckin’ broncos, rip-roaring barrel racing and junior roping lessons to more than 2,500 rodeo enthusiasts.—oregonlive, 18 June 2023 Alexander Stille’s rip-roaring The Sullivanians tells the shocking story of a commune in the most unlikely of places.—Town & Country, 13 June 2023
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