Example Sentences
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On ICYMI, host Kate Lindsay and Slate tech editor Tony Ho Tran break down the digital do’s and don’ts for couples, and argue that the thing that ruined dating might actually be making relationships better.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Occasionally we’ll get to Queen Bee, but if we don’t get to at least Genius, then my day is ruined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Another concern people have is that their financial lives will be ruined forever if they file for bankruptcy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
She told listeners her husband heard the result ruined by revellers coming down their street, chanting: "Where were you when we won 3-2."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
A few days after the British left the city, James Madison and his wife returned to the smoldering, ruined capital with Paul Jennings and the other servants.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
