lay in ruins
Example Sentences
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He was now without a son, and his finances lay in ruins.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025
By the end of November, parts of the south of the territory lay in ruins, as did much of the north.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Much of Iskenderun, a port city located in Turkey's southern Hatay province, lay in ruins after the magnitude 7.8 quake hit just after 4 a.m. on Monday.
From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2023
Critical equipment lay in ruins and the dam stopped functioning entirely.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2022
At last milady flailed away with her hand brake on, and the kind of a day I had built lay in ruins.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
