The wind was growing stronger, whipping the branches of the trees and shredding them of their fading leaves.

Then it was blown away, the way the wind carries conversations and shreds them.

In an effort to reach the lee of Whitefish Point, the Peshtigo set short sails that the wind soon shredded.

During the height of the storm, 80-90 mph sustained winds shredded the awnings and bent the steel support structure beyond repair.

As the wind shredded the American flag in center field, Jim Taylor churned for 85 yards and the Packers' only touchdown.

The wind shredded the smoke and cast it away.

The high winds shredded the tents and toppled the supporting beams.

Each word puffed white out of my mouth and the wind shredded it.

The wind shredded me.

When the winds shredded her sails she ended up dropping both of her anchors off Hull near Nantasket beach.