ruining
- present participle of ruin.
Example Sentences
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Among their anecdotes was how Gervais came close to ruining filming on a daily basis.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
How do we help our children without ruining their independence?
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
I thought Bill Shaikin’s column on the Dodgers ruining baseball was good and provocative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Now I can look forward to ruining my sleep schedule, chugging iced Americanos, and screaming at the TV at 3 a.m. for a country I don’t live in while our national team sleeps peacefully.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
“You are a terrible, grouchy, horrible person. You are mean to Miss Josie and Mr. Jeet. You are making us move for no reason. And now you are ruining our last Christmas here.”
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
