ruination

Example Sentences

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Mr. Clark asks us to regard the tale of the two pastors’ ruination as comparable to modern-day instances of reputational destruction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But, Rosenfield said, “When we take joy in the distress and ruination of other people, we make monsters of ourselves,” in that the internet has turned public shaming into a gleeful, global spectator sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

As with so many acts, their financial naivete proved to be their ruination.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

They claim the AHL’s financial gain would amount to their own ruination.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Their destroyed clothes, the ruination of the party, the damage done to the ballroom and the rest of the house—none of this weighed on the minds of the Incorrigibles.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood