in ruins
Example Sentences
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It has also left much of the Gaza strip in ruins and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, forcing many of them to live without access to sanitation, healthcare or adequate nutrition.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Many Haitian immigrants were first granted TPS after a devastating 2010 earthquake killed more than 300,000 people and left the island nation in ruins.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026
Its military, nuclear ambitions, economy and leadership are all in ruins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
The security forces did arrive the next day to find large parts of Woro and Nuku, which fall under the administrative area of Kaiama, in ruins.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Across the street, a building lies in ruins.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
