ruin
noun
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay.
has been ruining
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present perfect progressiveof ruin (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Just like last August and the one before that, the eurozone crisis has been ruining the holiday plans of Europe's leaders.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2012
He has been ruining his chances by pulling too hard since being sent into handicaps and even tried chasing on his seasonal reappearance.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2011
She has been ruining that vanilla wafer this whole time.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
Their huge fortune also had been lost in the slow decline which for a century past has been ruining the Roman /patriziato/.
From The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 1 by Zola, Émile
