go to ruin
Example Sentences
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She added: "Something's got to change. They've either got to do something with it or have a feasible plan to not just let it stand and go to ruin."
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
So why is the Park Service letting it go to ruin?
From Washington Post • May 13, 2022
She and many others say that without assistance and equipment, their farms will go to ruin.
From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2015
In seasons past they watched the players’ bodies go to ruin for their pleasure, yet they found a means to square away the guilt.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2013
“Start letting the place go to ruin and you know what the upshot’ll be.”
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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