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Examples of rip-roaring in a Sentence
a rip-roaring tale of the Old West
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This, combined with the rip-roaring bull market of the Eighties, was a major boon for the likes of Vanguard, which introduced its first 401(k) program in 1983.
—Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
The Descendents closed out the day in rip-roaring punk rock fashion, running through the first half-dozen or so songs of their headlining set in what felt like about six minutes.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
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—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
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Word History
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near rip-roaring
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“Rip-roaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip-roaring. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
rip-roaring
adjective
rip-roar·ing
ˈrip-ˈrōr-iŋ,
-ˈrȯr-
: noisily excited or exciting
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