ruins
Example Sentences
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Marlene Nino, a 70-year-old retired lawyer who lost her sister Doris, said she felt grateful for the volunteers who helped recover some of her photos from the ruins.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
In Stourbridge near the UK's second largest city of Birmingham, smoke rose from smouldering ruins of several roofless houses as firefighters sprayed water on the wreckage Friday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
He pitched a tent not far from the ruins of their former home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In “Empire of Ashes,” he plumbs survivors’ heartbreaking accounts, bringing readers to the rubble of atomic ruins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The house was a sepulchre, our fear and suffering lay buried in the ruins.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
