Examples of 'was left in ruins' in a sentence

Meaning of "was left in ruins"

was left in ruins - This phrase is used to convey that something was severely damaged or destroyed, often beyond repair or recovery

How to use "was left in ruins" in a sentence

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was left in ruins
My courage was left in ruins after that defeat.
It was not just the country that was left in ruins.
The church was left in ruins and forgotten.
Seoul changed hands four times and was left in ruins.
The city was left in ruins but it soon recovered.
After the Christians won back the land it was left in ruins.
The city was left in ruins.
The government closed many monasteries and convents and the Spiritan Province was left in ruins.
The village was left in ruins.
It was left in ruins as a war memorial.
The cathedral was left in ruins.
Jerusalem was left in ruins and the final captives were taken to Babylon.
Fort Connaught was left in ruins.
After the war ended, much of the historical downtown area was left in ruins.
Jieh was left in ruins.

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As a result of the battles in Kharkiv, the city was left in ruins.
Mount Huaguo was left in ruins.
As a result of the battles in Kharkov, the city was left in ruins.
Similarly, my courage was left in ruins after that defeat.
Our country was left with untold numbers of dead . Our country was left in ruins.
Unfortunately, much of the town was left in ruins during these hostilities.
Civilians died during the fighting, and the city of Manila was left in ruins.
Soon after, the city was left in ruins and completely abandoned.
What? well, it happened after we contacted you. That motel that was left in ruins.
This first Elks Club building was left in ruins by the war 's end.
While Europe was left in ruins after the Second World War, Sweden was untouched.
At first, the steeple was left in ruins.
It was left in ruins for more than 40 years.
The fourth-century church was left in ruins by the Franks but rebuilt.
It was left in ruins until its 20th-century restoration.
A second temple built near the Vargas Square was left in ruins after the earthquake in 1812.
It was left in ruins until 1985 when it was rebuilt and turned into a nursing home.
After being ransacked, the castle was left in ruins for nearly 500 years.
It was left in ruins in 1695 after a three-day bombardment by the French army.

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