Examples of ruination in a Sentence
Water pollution is causing the ruination of the fishing industry.
neglect and indifference have proved to be the ruination of more than one marriage
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Charged with gun possession and bribing a witness, Mr. Combs stood trial for seven weeks in early 2001, facing the possibility of 15 years in prison — and, possibly, the ruination of his career.
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Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Fetterman and McCormick set for high-stakes Pennsylvania forum MAJOR HEADLINES
‘DAMAGING DECISION’ – Trump says tariff ruling could lead to 'economic ruination' of US.
—FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
As technology goes, this is a familiar cycle: innovation, monetization, ruination.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 May 2025
The sense of ruination experienced by the organizers of those art spaces was something familiar to Quraiqi, who wrote on his Instagram this year that Israeli forces had destroyed his studio.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Fetterman and McCormick set for high-stakes Pennsylvania forum MAJOR HEADLINES
‘DAMAGING DECISION’ – Trump says tariff ruling could lead to 'economic ruination' of US.
—FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
As technology goes, this is a familiar cycle: innovation, monetization, ruination.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 May 2025
The sense of ruination experienced by the organizers of those art spaces was something familiar to Quraiqi, who wrote on his Instagram this year that Israeli forces had destroyed his studio.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ruination
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“Ruination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruination. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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ruination
noun
ru·in·a·tion
ˌrü-ə-ˈnā-shən 
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