How to Use ruin in a Sentence

ruin

1 of 2 verb

• The scandal ruined the mayor.
• The bad weather ruined the party.
• I ruined the sauce by adding too much garlic.
• He was ruined by debt.
• His low test scores ruined his chances of getting into a good school.
• Poor customer service ruined the company's reputation.
• That is why the crowds do not ruin it.
  — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• Here is a movie that will ruin your day.
  — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
• One drop of red dye ruins the whole thing.
  — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
• The night was ruined by her boyfriend's bad mood.
  — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
• The art-style change didn’t have to ruin a good thing.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 16 June 2026
• Again, don't wring the suit, which ruins the shape.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
• Then don’t ruin him, Cali said.
  — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
• Cops say the $89 pair of boots were ruined.
  — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
• The wrong shoes will ruin things in a second.
  — Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
• This will either change your life or ruin you.
  — Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
• Nothing ruins a cozy night in faster than cold toes!
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
• The girl in that story had her life ruined two decades ago.
  — Amy Wallace, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
• Structure does not have to ruin the spark.
  — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
• Only here to ruin your good time.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
• The bare ground can ruin the clothing.
  — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
• Will this dry cleaner ruin my clothes?
  — Sophie Spiegelberger, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
• Frankly, this ruined my birthday for me for the next forty years.
  — Gaby Iori january 27, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
• One blemish doesn’t ruin all of that.
  — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 June 2026
• Ticks don’t have to ruin your summer.
  — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
• He's already ruined a pair of my high heels and at least three rugs.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
• Yeah, my evening was ruined, but the season wasn’t.
  — Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
• Just ruin the friendship, take the risk.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 18 May 2026
• Stop the rain from ruining your blooms.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
• Keep this list handy, and don't ruin your favorite kitchen tools.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026

ruin

2 of 2 noun

• The castle is now a ruin.
• The abandoned town had gone to ruin.
• Her drug addiction brought her to the brink of ruin.
• The incident led to the ruin of their relationship.
• Don't let the house your grandfather built fall into ruin.
• The drought brought economic ruin to local farmers.
• Caruso said the ruins should be torn down.
  — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• There was no shame in shedding a few tears at ancient ruins.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 May 2026
• The ruins of the theater have long since been carted away.
  — James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
• Tens of thousands have been killed, and much of Gaza laid to ruin.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
• Red foxes dart across the roads while eagles glide above the ruins.
  — Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
• Smoke could be seen rising from the ruins, with homes and cars destroyed.
  — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
• Gaza’s economy has been buried in the ruins.
  — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
• The exit from the halftime locker room no longer a road to ruin.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
• For some of us, Athens has always been more than ruins and retsina.
  — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
• Mak’s wife, Kit Chan, 74, likened their home to ruins.
  — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
• Our businesses have shuttered or are on the brink of ruin.
  — Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
• And in the end, what saves George from financial ruin?
  — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
• Others end at ancient ruins or the base of the world’s tallest mountain.
  — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
• Many are just a crisis or two away from financial ruin.
  — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
• Swim in a secluded bay, check out ruins, and wander olive groves.
  — AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
• These ruins used to be our lives, our carpets, food and everything.
  — Anna Coren, CNN, 14 Oct. 2023
• Aerial footage shows vast stretches of land with nothing but ruins.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
• The city still lay in ruin, filled with piles of rubble and half-destroyed buildings.
  — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
• South Korea has built one of the richest economies in the world from the ruins of the war.
  — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 27 July 2023
• By 1944, when much of the city lay in ruins, the terror spread.
  — The Week Us, TheWeek, 1 Apr. 2026
• Re-blockade will now happen at bandit camps and ruins.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• The fire left the house of worship a gutted ruin, and the flames caused its steeple to collapse.
  — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
• Other city workers soon joined and, from that point on, Kharkiv didn’t let ruins linger.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2023
• Amir, a 20-year-old barista, wasn’t letting thoughts of the future ruin his mood now.
  — Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026