ruins
Example Sentences
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The minuscule yet distinctly humanoid figure of a fairy flaps its wings as it flies into the ancient ruins of a bygone kingdom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Most of Gaza is in ruins, with nearly all the 2.1 million population still displaced amid dire humanitarian conditions.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
He traveled as a private citizen, rather than a politician, reveling in the region’s splendors, its ruins and estates, gardens and canals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I do think if one of these billionaires ruins a franchise, you might have goombah football fans reading Karl Marx,” he said.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Caputo saw the ruins of the burned building.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
