ruin

Example Sentences

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Myanmar's military has long presented itself as the only force guarding the restive country from rupture and ruin.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"It's sad that such a building has been left to go to rack and ruin."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The 1945 bombing of Nagasaki, and Hiroshima before it, brought an end to Imperial Japan’s brutal march across Asia and turned generations of Japanese against the militarism that led their country to ruin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

A Jeremiah figure among millennial and Gen X parents for his warnings of impending social media doom and ruin, Haidt didn’t mince words when forecasting the impact of the recent court cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

“However, I do not understand why you are willing to ruin the ocean to make them.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown