ruination

noun

ru·in·a·tion ˌrü-ə-ˈnā-shən

: ruin, destruction

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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The aftershocks of the Vietnam War and the ruination of family legacy also came into play in Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). —

Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024 Athens used its financial power to abuse its allies and in doing so precipitated its own ruination. —

Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2020 There’s a scene, an almost 14-minute long take, that centers on Otilia at her boyfriend’s birthday party, saying next to nothing, as the elders around her lambaste her generation for the ruination of traditional values. —

Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024 In essence, not properly processing our body’s needs and its requirements tempts ruination. —

Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ruination