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• The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall, / And one promiscuous ruin cover all; / Nor, after length of years, a stone betray / The place where once the very ruins lay.
• The labour of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.
• A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
• The monastery has fallen into ruin.
• Gambling has been the ruin of many.
• The errors of young men are the ruin of business.
• The Bat—they called him the Bat.. He[...]played a lone hand,. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.
• His ruin startled the other steeds.
• the ruin of a ship or an army;
• the ruin of a constitution or a government;
• the ruin of health or hopes
• Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!
• In one way, indeed, he bade fair to ruin us; for he kept on staying week after week, and at last month after month, so that all the money had been long exhausted...
• He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.
• By the fireside there are old men seated, / Seeling ruined cities in the ashes.
• My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.