ruinous

Example Sentences

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That’s how fast it is supposed to be able to grow without stoking ruinous inflation.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

Ye ran through the ruinous effects of his injury and subsequent diagnosis, saying it caused him to avoid seeking the help he needed.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

Starting over elsewhere becomes a financially ruinous proposition.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025

The Lakota leader Sitting Bull defeated George Custer’s cavalry, but a sustained conflict with American forces proved ruinous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Then among the greater casts there fell another hail, less ruinous but more horrible.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien