lay in ruins
Example Sentences
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He was now without a son, and his finances lay in ruins.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025
Much of Pacific Coast Highway and its homes and landmarks between Will Rogers State Beach just north of Santa Monica and Carbon Beach in eastern Malibu lay in ruins Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
By the end of November, parts of the south of the territory lay in ruins, as did much of the north.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Much of Iskenderun, a port city located in Turkey's southern Hatay province, lay in ruins after the magnitude 7.8 quake hit just after 4 a.m. on Monday.
From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2023
Yes, Stalin admitted, thousands of Soviet towns and factories lay in ruins.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
