utter ruin

Frequency: 7.214.1 per million words

Emphasizes the total and absolute nature of the ruin.

ruinADJECTIVE + ruin

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utter

Examples (10)

  • The scandal brought utter ruin to his political career.
  • Many families faced utter ruin after the stock market crash.
  • The flood resulted in the utter ruin of the local harvest.
  • His gambling habits led him straight to utter ruin.
  • Without insurance, the fire would have meant utter ruin for the business.
  • The war left the country's economy in a state of utter ruin.
  • She feared that one wrong move could lead to her utter ruin.
  • The king's pride eventually brought utter ruin upon his kingdom.
  • The historical documents were saved from utter ruin by the dedicated archivists.
  • He watched in despair as his life's work fell into utter ruin.