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
• 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
• Hadid wears a ripped gray sweater and a glossy brown manicure; Khai looks adorable in a white T-shirt with a graphic of a white daisy in front of a yellow backdrop, hot-pink pants with raw hems, and colorful Crocs.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 June 2023

Last Updated: 19 Oct 2024