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
"I think they thought 'oh my god' this is going to be the ruination of us," Mr Smith said.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023
All that could happen, with Bloom tilting at windmills, was the ruination of them both ... of them all.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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