Sentence examples for total ruin from inspiring English sources

Sometimes, Belardo is charming, and even vulnerable, moments before threatening individuals with total ruin.

"What should be done," Macdonald writes, "was to let the buildings fall into a state of semi-disrepair but not total ruin.

It seems to be of no importance to him that the Palestinian lands are in total ruin and that the fruits of the Oslo accords are in tatters.

The Germans left his house bare and a total ruin, and it has taken him until now to put things in order.

Note, too, the probability that, serpent-like, we will wreak total ruin in paradise ("all was beauty here until you_ _came").

But overall the economy is still a mess; it will take more than monetary and fiscal tinkering to stop descent into total ruin.

In 1615 16, the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569 1627) built his hunting lodge (seen now in total ruins) on the shores of the Pushkar Lake to celebrate his victory over the local Rajput Rana (king).

I'm headed toward total financial ruin".

Having 14 victories subtracted from Bowden's total could ruin his chances of retiring as the N.C.A.A. leader.

Here, we live as simply as we ever did: we raise a garden and we cook nearly all our meals – but now we can do it without the constant threat of homelessness or total financial ruin bearing down upon us.

Many of the settlers in these northern counties tied their livelihoods to the cattle they raised, both for consumption and sale, and the loss of a season's worth of cattle could mean total financial ruin and subsequent hardship.