half-ruined
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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For months, the broad plaza in front of the golden-domed complex has contained a display of rusting, half-ruined Russian tanks and armored vehicles, a popular attraction in the wartime capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 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
An even deeper hush than that which hangs over the well-to-do quarters of all Arab towns broods over these silent thorough-fares, with heavy-nailed doors barring half-ruined houses.
From In Morocco by Wharton, Edith
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