lay in ruins
Example Sentences
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Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish and birds, lay in ruins.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025
What the books do show is how these two major news organizations managed to pivot to life-sustaining digital subscriptions while much of the local news landscape lay in ruins.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
When he arrived several hours later, his childhood home lay in ruins.
From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2023
The home they had set their heart on for years lay in ruins and so did their plans for the future.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2022
The mountainside below the Shield lay in ruins.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
