ruin
Example Sentences
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This camp, and countless others dotting the country, house millions of Syrians whose homes still lie in utter ruin.
From BBC
Evidence from historical literature indicates that tropical grasslands are not ruined forests at all, but long-standing ecosystems in their own right.
From Science Daily
“I’m not going to say it ruined it,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times
But inside the ruins of a mosque, a restoration crew is hard at work rebuilding this piece of Suakin, over a century after the city was abandoned.
From Barron's
Danni said she had to push him to regain some independence for the sake of their family: "Being completely and brutally honest, something had to change as it was going to ruin our marriage."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
