ruining

Example Sentences

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"Ruining Amanda's life was Mr Coban's expressly stated goal and was, sadly, one that he achieved," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2022

Ruining the Raiders’ final game in Oakland before they leave for Las Vegas was a rare accomplishment for the Jaguars in what has been a bitterly disappointing season.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2019

Ruining your friends’ kids’ ability to suspend disbelief—to be a kid!—is not some intellectual or religious victory for you.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2019

“In the women’s movement of the 1970s we had this phrase ‘the click moment,’” Barbara Berg, a historian and the author of the 2009 book “Sexism in America: Alive, Well and Ruining Our Future,” said.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2017

Ruining the poster was one thing, a gross act, the work of the animal—and all schools had animals, even Trinity.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier