bring ruin

Frequency: 7.012.3 per million words

To cause or lead to a state of ruin.

ruinVERB + ruin

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Examples (10)

  • The bad investment threatened to bring ruin to the entire company.
  • His reckless behavior could bring ruin upon his family.
  • The floodwaters threatened to bring ruin to the coastal towns.
  • A single mistake can bring ruin to years of hard work.
  • The economic downturn threatened to bring ruin to small businesses.
  • She feared her scandalous secret would bring ruin to her career.
  • The dictator's policies brought ruin to the nation's economy.
  • If you continue down this path, you will bring ruin upon yourself.
  • The wildfire threatened to bring ruin to the ancient forest.
  • They worried that the scandal would bring ruin to their once-respected organization.