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
The Pentagon believes much of that umbrella now lies in ruins.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
To pro-Palestinian activists, the visit was hurtful after two years of fighting in Gaza left more than 70,000 Palestinians dead and the enclave in ruins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Not only was my year in ruins, but my name was mud at C Average.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
