- he gave the envelope a vigorous rip.
- pull the cooked chicken into strips.
- she had snags in her stockings.
- Someone stole my wallet on the train.
- The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom.
- The tornado ripped along the coast.
- there was a rip in his pants.
- This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation.