Example Sentences

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Ethicist Carissa Véliz warns that our societal obsession with predictions is ruining democracy.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Monday’s game offered yet another example of how the team that supposedly is ruining baseball is fattening the wallets of the league’s other 29 teams.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Koepka took issue with those who say the split is ruining the game.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

And finally, three ways A.I. is ruining web search.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2023

Together with “The Internet is ruining the language” and “People write gibberish on purpose,” this is the explanation I hear most often for the prevalence of bad writing today.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker