His shirt was blown to shreds; the ripped sleeves flapped like wings.

I've seen men, healthy, strong, hard-faced Irishmen, blown to shreds.

I watched out the window in horror as I saw other vessels being blown to shreds.

Mothers and babies were blown to shreds, but no military damage was done in most cases.

It made ghostly faces in the night sky, swiftly stretched by the breeze and blown to shreds.