ruin

Nowadays, people just take things and ruin it for you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“We let Mondays ruin our Sundays. Stop. Be present in your life instead of accepting that default.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Facing financial ruin, despite fans' best efforts, they have been ejected from Portugal's professional leagues.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Fyrish Monument, near Alness, is a mock ruin called a folly on the summit of the hill Cnoc Fyrish, which overlooks the Cromarty Firth.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

The minuscule yet distinctly humanoid figure of a fairy flaps its wings as it flies into the ancient ruins of a bygone kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Nearly all of Gaza's 2.1 million population has been displaced and much of the territory is in ruins.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I do think if one of these billionaires ruins a franchise, you might have goombah football fans reading Karl Marx,” he said.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Now Dayyeh says his heart is broken every time he sees the ruins.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Besides, there was something about being in those ruins in the Mexican countryside that made anything possible, because that night I believed in us—cinco hermanitas, five little sisters, together forever.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

He didn't outwardly break down until he saw Maddie: "I told her I'd ruined our lives. She just held me. She told me it would be all right and we'd get through this."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The brass band pauses, leaving a plaintive solo violin hanging in the air—in Bruch’s description, “an old bard who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious times of old.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“He thinks he’ll get a dishonorable discharge, and just because he was burnt out, his 13-year-old career is ruined, just like that,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The teens at French high schools, known as lycées, say that their studies are being ruined by high teacher absences, overlong school days and dilapidated facilities, as well as other grievances.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Samir led us a safe distance from the ruined inn.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Good news: At least they are no longer ruining baseball!

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Could using AI in your job application be ruining your chances of getting hired?

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"But I also felt like I was -- these moments were so odd, and I was the one, like, ruining them or, like, bailing on them," Fielder continued.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Bad things happen when good people stand by and say nothing, even if they are trying to avoid rocking the boat, fear upsetting people or risk ruining a relationship.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

“You and Chaol really delight in ruining any fun I might have, don’t you? I like attending parties.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas