rip paper

Frequency: 6.05.0 per million words

To tear paper quickly and carelessly.

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Examples (10)

  • He angrily ripped the paper into tiny shreds.
  • Be careful not to rip the paper when you open the envelope.
  • The toddler was busy ripping paper from the old magazine.
  • I accidentally ripped the paper while trying to remove the tape.
  • She rips paper whenever she feels nervous or stressed.
  • The machine will rip the paper if it gets jammed.
  • If you rip the paper too fast, you might ruin the drawing.
  • He watched the artist rip a sheet of paper to create a textured edge.
  • Why did you rip that paper instead of using scissors?
  • Having ripped the paper by mistake, he had to print a new copy.