Definition: 1. To damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.; to spoil something. 2. To make somebody or something lose all their money, their position, etc. 3. Destroy or cause to fail. 4. Reduce to bankruptcy.
Use 'ruin' in a sentence:
1. He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career.
2. They do not ruin environments or use enormous amounts of energy.
3. I paid good money for this jacket, and now look at it ─ it's ruined!
4. Bats had colonized the ruins.
5. His enemies are determined to ruin him.
6. In the spring they pulled the house down, for, as people said, it was a ruin.
7. I refused to let cancer ruin my party.
8. They've completely ruined the tourist trade for the next few years.
9. He served four years in prison, emerging to find his brilliant career in ruins.
10. His country's economy lies in ruins.
11. Pictures or comments on a private page that are taken out of context could ruin a perfectly good candidate's chances of getting hired.
12. Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such Federal funds as public education may require.
13. Don't let negativity ruin your motivation.
14. It would only serve to precipitate his ruin.
15. Too much vinegar or garlic can ruin the Gazpacho.
16. The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.
17. Placing too much emphasis on their opinions can ruin a fantastic home purchase.
18. One of the most important buildings in this ruined city is a public bath.
19. One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion.
20. Ruin now stares in the face.
21. Nothing is more sad than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only ruin your talents but also discourage your desire to succeed in life.
22. It would ruin thee, and yet help but little in my cause.
23. The tower collapsed in a heap of ruin.
24. She wasn't going to let her plans go to ruin.
25. Take her and ruin her, but do not bring her before my sight again.
26. It is no use trying to plan an 18-hole golf course on a 120-acre site if you have to ruin the environment to do it.
27. but I'm not here to ruin your life, either.
28. For a ruin it was in good condition, as though the place was still being used.
29. Gambling was his ruin.
30. Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.
31. Why ruin rural ones?
32. I had created all the characters and places, and I might ruin all of this if follow the steps.
33. He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.
34. The beautiful poetry was ruined by her poor delivery.
35. If she loses the court case it will ruin her.
36. A bad bout of cold weather, a long spell of frosts could ruin a farmer's entire crop.
37. Near the church and the parish house, lay an old ruin that once had been a spacious building.
38. I concluded that no one ruin is like another.
39. It was all down, down, down, gradually—ruin and levelling and disappearance.
40. The old mill is now little more than a ruin.
41. We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.
42. Though self-handicapping can be an effective way of coping with performance anxiety now and then, in the end, researchers say, it will lead to ruin.
43. To ruin the vendor's reputation.
44. I think rain could really ruin a wedding that featured this getup.
45. You didn't ruin anything. Parker never even showed.
46. Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.
47. That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job.
48. The country was ruined by the war.
49. A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.
50. Several factors had combined to ruin our plans.
51. The effect will be ruined if the paint is too thick.
52. Careful examination of the ruins revealed an even earlier temple.
53. We do not ruin urban conservation areas.
54. The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin.
55. The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city.
56. This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.
