Sentence examples for virtually ruined from inspiring English sources

Just last month, he ordered the continuation of the economic embargo that, along with the Contra war, has virtually ruined the Nicaraguan economy.

Defenders of the Alcazar celebrated the end of their 70-day ordeal by attacking the rear of hastily retreating Reds in their last sortie from the virtually ruined old citadel.

The intrusive frame, buttressed with additional material by Simon Brett, also distracts from the big picture: the first 20 minutes of Wilde's play is virtually ruined by tiresome gags about missing props, fluffed entrances and incomplete costumes.

Cagney himself was offered grapefruit in almost every restaurant he visited for years after, and Clarke claimed it virtually ruined her career because of typecasting.

Croatia beat Serbia, 2-0, furthenhancingits its prospects of qualifying for the World Cup and virtually ruining Serbia's chances of making it to Brazil.

"One can imagine how a poor husband would get entangled into the clutches of law [after a suicide], which would virtually ruin his sanity, peace of mind, career and probably his entire life," the judgment said.

And when hackers gain access to our credentials, they can virtually ruin our entire lives by stealing our information or money, or by defaming us through doxing our secrets or posting profanity and obscenities in our names.

Have seen controversial stories virtually ruin a blogger's reputation.

Lovecraft scholar Charles P. Mitchell referred to the film as faithful to the author's original work, but claimed that "[t]he last twenty minutes of the film are so disjointed that they virtually ruin the entire film".

"Doesn't she realize that the $900 billion the country will now be spending on health care will virtually ruin any chance of bombing completely innocent countries, building churches on every street corner, and funding the snacks for our weekly Bridge night?

Plague followed war, and in 1895 P'yŏngyang was left a virtually deserted and ruined city.