Example Sentences

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Ruined furniture and household items lined the street, waiting for garbage collectors.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022

One simply wrote: "Ruined by War doing odd work" in the section for occupation.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2022

I recently got a text from her that read: "Lovely start to my day. Ruined my favorite pan and burned the porch."

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2022

Joining it is Ruined King, a turn-based role-playing game from Airship Syndicate, which was previously revealed in 2019.

From The Verge • Nov. 16, 2021

Ruined though the bridge was, there was something magical about living above the shining river.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman