half-ruined
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Alrifai told CNN that even people who had managed to hoard some cash found there was “nothing to buy” in markets or half-ruined shops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
“Entire families were dying, and the half-ruined ownerless huts would remain deserted for years,” he remembered.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2022
His practical work is half-ruined by a calculated piece of sabotage, something his beloved could have worked out — his Eliza, who wanted so much to learn.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2019
Nestled among half-ruined buildings were the headquarters of institutions previously unknown to Saraqib: a poetry forum, a comedy troupe, a theatre company.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2018
As I touched ground, two men darted out of the door, and ran across the half-ruined yard in front of the stables.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
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