- present participle of ruin.
ruining
Example Sentences
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But she constantly worried her choices, from sleep schedules to handling toddler tantrums, were "ruining their lives forever".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
And, instead of ruining the game, artificial intelligence is now uncovering new ways of playing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Spencer, whom Diana called “Carlos,” worried the public would punish her for ruining their fairytale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
"Nothing is happening, updates are reaching us late. It's ruining our itinerary," 22-year-old traveller William Obino told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The thing he could not speak of hungover the little green room like an invisible presence, ruining, it seemed to Ranofer, everything he did speak of.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
