ruin

[US]/ˈruːɪn/
[UK]/ˈruːɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. destroy, damage, bankrupt;
n. destruction, downfall, wreckage.

Phrases & Collocations

ruin someone's life

ruin a relationship

bring to ruin

ruin one's reputation

ruin a plan

in ruins

financial ruin

Example Sentences

the ruins of the castle.

the church is a ruin now.

conspire to ruin sb.

This flood will be the ruin of the harvest.

The country was in ruin and convulsion.

the ruin of his hopes

He was ruined by speculation.

ruined the family's good name.

ruins steeped in gloom

The storm ruined the crops.

The city was in ruins at the end of the war.

We saw the ruins of the church.

I was ruined by that law case.

A collision with parliament could ruin the government's plans.

The storm ruined our wheat.

Ruin stared him in the face.

I was ruined by that law case, I'm a ruined man.

We plan to visit the venerable ruins of the abbey.

the abbey lies in ruins today.

Real-world Examples

Your blunder has not ruined everything.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Only ISIS could turn ruins into ruins.

Source: CNN Select March 2017 Collection

Also known is that time Facebook ruined Christmas.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

Naming names would only ruin the effect.

Source: Time

Madison... - No. Why are you ruining this?

Source: Our Day Season 2

Uh, the one before I ruined everything.

Source: S03

This article's about how their lives get ruined.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

He will not stop until he ruins me.

Source: Billions Season 1

A little girl like you cannot ruin my plans!

Source: Bedtime stories for children

This fish is far too expensive to be ruined.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

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