ruin
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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residue, foundation, wreck, remains, detritus, rubble, ashes, debris, wreckage, destruction, remnants, relics, tracesExamples from the Web for ruins
Contemporary Examples of ruins
But so far, the lack of proven Roman artifacts or ruins in the town has raised suspicions.
By the time villagers returned to the ruins of Khuzaa in early August, the Givatis had moved south.
Neither Schwend nor Spitz maintained a low profile in the ruins of Munich and they soon attracted attention.
The ruins of an ancient town deep in the Kenyan forest have befuddled archaeologists and historians for decades.
Amid the ruins of the house some things had escaped any harm: a Waterford crystal glass fruit bowl and the telephone.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or ForgiveClive Irving
August 3, 2014
Historical Examples of ruins
And the sacred "ordinance," with all other proprieties, was left in ruins that day.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
It was at the home of the Lemballeuse, the family who lived in the ruins of the mill.
The DreamEmile Zola
He leaves no permanent monument, no ruins of former greatness.
Indian Legends of Vancouver IslandAlfred Carmichael
But for some reason this town, also, died and left the ruins alone.
Buried Cities, Part 2Jennie Hall
There they sprouted and grew, and at last flowers and grass covered the ruins.
Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, MycenaeJennie Hall