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
Fire is to piers what water was to the Wicked Witch of the West — a ruination.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
They claim the AHL’s financial gain would amount to their own ruination.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023
If there is any possible small mercy in this scene of ruination, it's that the earthquake struck in winter when fewer homes in the village were occupied.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023
I looked at the confusion around me, the ruination.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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