ruination
Example Sentences
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Mr. Clark asks us to regard the tale of the two pastors’ ruination as comparable to modern-day instances of reputational destruction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
But, Rosenfield said, “When we take joy in the distress and ruination of other people, we make monsters of ourselves,” in that the internet has turned public shaming into a gleeful, global spectator sport.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025
As with so many acts, their financial naivete proved to be their ruination.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
They claim the AHL’s financial gain would amount to their own ruination.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023
I looked at the confusion around me, the ruination.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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