ruin
noun
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay.
ruiner
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a word derived from
ruin.
Example Sentences
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It was less a destroyer of worlds and more of a regional ruiner.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
Q. Birthday ruiner: I think I behaved badly last night.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2016
They took away Roger Ailes' BlackBerry Esquire's profile of Fox News architect and longtime ruiner of America Roger Ailes is a great read.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2011
To his utter surprise, it was his father's old tempter and ruiner, the dark and inscrutable Gaut Gurley!
From Gaut Gurley by D. P. Thompson
But where now was the fierce rebel-the ruiner of her peace-the outlaw whom she had wished in his grave?
From The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter
