Examples of 'were in ruins' in a sentence
Meaning of "were in ruins"
were in ruins: Refers to a state of extreme decay, destruction, or disrepair
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The walls were in ruins as was many of their houses.
Now all these plans were in ruins.
But the palaces were in ruins for the next several decades.
By the early seventeenth century both churches were in ruins.
Some of the houses were in ruins and not inhabited.
The remaining farm buildings were in ruins.
Our forces were in ruins.
Top two or three layers had collapsed and were in ruins.
The cities were in ruins.
The fort and the five crude houses surrounding it were in ruins.
Pharmacies were in ruins.
All but two of the local hospital 's thirteen wings were in ruins.
The fortifications, however, were in ruins and were quickly forgotten.
Both the political and economic systems were in ruins.
The walls of Jerusalem were in ruins for over 140 years.
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The walls and the city of Jerusalem were in ruins.
The missions were in ruins.
When my parents passed away, my dreams for the future were in ruins.
In Gregorys day the ancient buildings were in ruins and were privately owned.
Over the saint 's tomb a chapel was built, since all the monastery churches were in ruins.
Their finances were in ruins.
The Democratic organizations, on which he could have depended in autumn, were in ruins.
The Western European countries were in ruins and bankrupt.
Approximately two thirds of the industrial, agricultural, and commercial facilities of Germany were in ruins . ”.
But our desires were in ruins.
After the earthquake and fires, more than 500 of San Francisco 's city blocks were in ruins.
But their towns were in ruins.
Especially in the north, entire villages were in ruins.
In Gregory 's day the ancient buildings were in ruins and were privately owned.
For Cruwell and his followers, their world and its values were in ruins.
By the late 18th century, the mines were in ruins and the town impoverished.
When I returned from the shop, all the places near our home were in ruins.
All three villages were in ruins.
Of the city were destroyed and almost 90 % of the historic city centre were in ruins.
Both of their houses were in ruins.
His restoration stela says: The temples of the gods and goddesses… were in ruins.
Several major cities were in ruins.
When His Majesty 's reign began, " the temples of the gods and goddesses were in ruins.
The royal palaces were in ruins.
Kinross wrote, " Already most of the towns in its path were in ruins.
Factories and workshops were in ruins.
In the Bahamas, parts of the nation of low-lying islands were in ruins.
Jerusalem and its Temple were in ruins.
When the smoke cleared, ten of Rome 's 14 districts were in ruins.
They saw that the priests ' chambers were in ruins as well.
Berlin and many other German cities were in ruins.
And thanks to you, whole cities were in ruins.
After the latter, the defensive works were in ruins.
News that Jerusalem's walls were in ruins.
Cities, towns, and villages were in ruins.
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Not when it ruins the whole evening
Ruins the browning and precipitates rust
A night among the ruins can be so fascinating
