| 单词 | ruined |
| 例句 | My favorite denim dress—with pockets big enough to hold my doll, a peach, and anything I found out in the marsh while I was running around—was ruined. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z This was exactly the kind of gold mine I’d hoped to find in the old ruined house. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He saw to it that all the sheep entered through the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent the flock from wandering away during the night. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Like it could fix whatever was ruined between me and Audrey. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z And then too much time will pass, and I’ll start to worry that I ruined our friendship. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Under the bones lurked a ruined and wretched creature with cracked brown teeth and a yellow tinge to the whites of his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His enigmatic beauty seemed better suited for dim Gothic chambers and the silence of ruined castles, aristocracy that had cracked around the edges, clothed itself in ivy, and crawled back into the wilderness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It started to become clear to Wes: the drug game was raw capitalism on overdrive with bullets, a pyramid scheme whose base was dead bodies and ruined lives. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z On her bed, her headlamp was still switched on, its light glinting off the glass scattered over her ruined sky-blue comforter. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Shining my sympathy lamp past the ruined door, I saw what she meant. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “This is where you’re supposed to tell me my life isn’t ruined.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z When princes defaulted on their debts to lesser banks, ruined bankers sold their wives and children into slavery and opened their own veins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cars were honking, a passerby with a ruined bag of groceries was cursing at the sky. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was evening, and the stars were glimmering in the eastern sky as they passed the ruined oak and turned and went on down the hill between the hazel-thickets. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She told herself she didn’t care whether she ruined them. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “It’s already ruined,” he said, and left the house. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry we ruined your daughter’s special day,” Juanita said, hanging her head and looking down at her hands. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They stole books, ruined paintings, and broke scientifical equipment stored there by the professors of King’s College. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The building looked more like a ruined church than the entrance to a mine. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Years later, when a chess collector finally took possession of the littered set and cleaned it up, Bobby’s reaction was typically indignant: “You’ve ruined it!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In that very race he was badly injured and limped into Irwin’s barn a seemingly ruined horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At night the ruined city gave off a radioactive glow which could be seen for miles. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Goldworking did not come easy to him, and it was obvious his poor results with the bowl had ruined his usual even disposition. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z His stomach had been ruined after he was stabbed in a knife fight, though I couldn’t imagine him angry. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He whispered, “You have ruined my tongue for all other tastes,” and understood finally what that phrase meant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It’s probably cracked, possibly ruined, but I can’t tear my gaze from the symbol on the wall. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Once, I ruined Thanksgiving by going on a rant about the women having to cook all day while the men just sat around, scratching their butts. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "And look, one of my nice knives, all burned up and ruined. Whatever was I a-thinking of?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z More than once I had ruined a mask in this manner. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z At last I pulled open a heavy door which stood ajar, and found myself in an old, ruined chapel, which had evidently been used as a graveyard. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Percy led them right to it, on an abandoned stretch of hillside overlooking the ruined Forum. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I don’t know where to begin, so I start with the night he ruined our lives. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Your nose was bleeding, and that’s how I ruined this T-shirt. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Because her blue coat is ruined, covered in blood. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z As Chronicler stared dumbly at the ruined weapon the mercenary took a step forward and laid his empty hand lightly on the scribe’s shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Glancing down, she sees her ruined cell phone, the sodden backpack that holds her laptop. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I did as she ordered and ruined two perfectly fine batches of dough. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if Nicole was even allowed to drive now that one of her eyes was ruined—compromised, rather. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Dentures replaced the teeth Cora ruined in their last encounter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The knife is so sharp and Aaron must be so strong that it’s hardly ruined the book at all. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Dogs are sort of ruined for me. After... you know, after the aptitude test.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “You be careful,” said Esther, “how you talk to me. I ain’t the first girl’s been ruined by a holy man, neither.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Worse, he’s convinced that his dream of Dino-land is being ruined by all the focus on the Holocaust, the swastikas, and Chokecherry’s past. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Then Dell punches holes in the bottoms with a kitchen knife, which gets ruined because you're not supposed to use it for that. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Sixteenth century,” she announced as the ruined walls appeared on a mountainside. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My mom called my brother Ron from China to complain that I’d ruined my special moment with what she called “typical Simone antics.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Where is he, where is he? He has missed the party, and now everything is ruined, ruined, ruuuuuuuuuuuuined!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z That somehow it would be ruined if they caught me watching them. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The crowd continued to boo as guards entered the arena to remove the prisoner’s remains, tendrils of smoke still curling from his ruined flesh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Rivera didn’t say anything to that, and I wondered whether she believed my mom or whether knowing that I’d been grounded had somehow ruined her image of me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “It happened on the flat-topped mountain a day south of here, and the girl lived in the ruined village across the stream.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But if the times and circumstances change he will be ruined, because he does not change his method of procedure. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z By the look in her eyes, I knew I had ruined everything. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He’ll forever be a hero who lost his life too soon, not the villain who ruined my life. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “My stars, this sure is a big mess, isn’t it?” she said, walking over the ruined land near the volcano. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They passed through the ruined tunnel and stood upon a heap of stones, gazing at the dark rock of Orthanc, and its many windows, a menace still in the desolation that lay all about it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His career was ruined after he was hit in the face by a pitch. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Not long after, slow on his ruined feet, the young man made his way laboriously down from his hut on the hillside, carrying the twig cage on his back, with the bird inside. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And then I remembered how you ruined it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Aragon, in fact, complained that Saline had ruined his shocks in the days when they carpooled, but to me it was worth it for the window into the big man’s world. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the pagoda first, but I couldn’t fly airplanes or even sit on the rocks because it’d been ruined by the Detentionheads. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The man hangs his long arms from the top bar of the truck canopy; he eclipses the ruined village, the fields, the rising sun. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He’s jumping around the topic—religion bad, ruined his life—and throwing a billion fireballs—Why do governments tell people what they can believe? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He kicked dirt over the ruined melon to conceal it. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Timothy looked at the deep ocean sky, trying to see Earth and the war and the ruined cities and the men killing each other since the day he was born. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z His black gown clings, his shoes have been ruined. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z By the way, I’m sorry we ruined your night Mom, forget it It was fine. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z To draw her into the shelter of our little ruined cottage. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Doubtless he meant to sound threatening, but that absurd wisp of a mustache ruined the effect. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The gateway was no more than a pair of ruined stone pillars, with a road leading away between them into empty fields. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Camel spends his days hidden behind the trunks, lying on blankets that Walter and I arrange to cushion his ruined body from the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As she turned to leave, she lobbed the crumpled ball of her ruined card at a trash can, but it came up a few feet short. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “It would have been nice to finish the season on a high note. With a big game. But this Baylor kid ruined it.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She ruined an entire roll of film by pulling it out of the canister with the light on, something she’d never done before. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The night got chilly fast, so Grover and I collected old boards from the ruined house, and Thalia zapped them with an electric shock to start a campfire. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “You know, I think you’re actually looking forward to Abelman’s libel suit. You actually want to see me ruined, even if you go down with me.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She winked at me and dusted the top of my head with a swipe of her ruined hand. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Theon made his way deeper into the ruined parts of the castle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A shelf of books was ruined, as well as most of the electronics. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But for Claire, who stood on the path weeping, the sunrise, perhaps all sunrises to come, was ruined by memory and loss. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Little Tilly stood there, her lace dress wet and ruined, but she said nothing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Orion’s white teeth flashed in his ruined face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I may have ruined my life, Armpit thought, but at least I got to eat some really good Chinese food. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I’d ruined our last day at the pool before school started again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent knows that Dr. Rey is right: he has ruined his health by not eating regularly, by keeping himself going with coffee and alcohol. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Lyddie’s favorite among the lead molds was the head of George Washington, though sometimes the nose stuck and it was ruined. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Let them hear how all this talk of God ruined my life and took my family.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Would it have ruined him to say “sorry”? “Too late,” he could have said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Cursing under my breath, I got up, shoved the ruined desk to the back of the room, and pulled over an unused whole one. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Then he worked on them so much that they were ruined. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I might have ruined Mom and Dad, but she was the one who took him away. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “You’ve ruined every chance at love that ever came your way. So, please, keep your advice to yourself.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z "It's about a gentleman thief who helps honest men ruined by swindlers." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “Just what do you have in mind that might get ruined, Mr. Oracle?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, just as Dustfinger was beginning to feel he would be crouching behind this ruined wall for the rest of his life, the guard turned and strolled off. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Once a woman is with a woman, she’s ruined for a man. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I find myself floating above a spectacular, ruined city surrounded on all sides by walls of colorful coral. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You are ruined and undone by this sin!” a puritan’s voice rebuked. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Familiar streets are unrecognizable from a couple of years ago, the ruined houses empty and silent. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I know that muffins have to be baked right away, right after they’ve been ladled out, or they’ll be flat and ruined. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t given it much thought after the rain ruined it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Three double seasons in a row of bad weather had ruined all expectations and then came the day when the blossoms jumped out fat and creamy. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry bit back his retort, scared that he had gone too far, that he had ruined his chance of accompanying Dumbledore, but Dumbledore went on, “Do you wish to come with me tonight?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “This place is too pretty to be ruined by the likes of us.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “For all you know, there’s someone much better than me out there. Good teams have been ruined before now because Captains just kept playing the old faces, or letting in their friends...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He saw a pair of uniformed men approaching from amid ruined machinery and tanks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark joined him on the ground below the Berg, wary that someone might be watching from the ruined homes surrounding them or from the burnt woods beyond those. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Rachel needed an ally when she accidentally ruined the dinner. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Or is it that I’m now ruined as he is? Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The rest of the parade was ruined by worrying about JT, and when it finally ended and I climbed off, guess who was waiting for me? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s about time you showed up! Those starving old people kept calling every two minutes and ruined our meeting.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You ruined the exercise. You fouled up. You could get the whole unit binned. So you’d better start telling me what went wrong.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “It’s males like you who have ruined the mortal world. The only harmonious society is one run by women. We are stronger, wise—” “More humble,” Percy said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t even give him his salary, because who was going to pay for all those stupid ruined oranges? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He jogged over to a neighbor’s house and came back carrying an ancient, ruined ladder. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z His immediate superior, the foreman who had been patient with Shin as he learned the ropes in the factory, slapped Shin a few times when he saw the ruined machine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Apparently, if they did not get the cane into the boiling vat within forty-eight hours—preferably twenty-four hours—their crop would be ruined. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He gingerly pulled back his ruined sleeve, and showed her. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “I ruined things,” said Ear after Arm and Eye had settled him on the office sofa. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Her dear son Aeneas was all but ruined, she said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not talk to the fish anymore because the fish had been ruined too badly. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I cling to my anger with every ounce of humanity left in my ruined body, but it’s no use. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And his round eye told you he knew that everything was ruined forever. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “He's now got forty ruined cakes on his hands.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In the silence I felt it all unraveling, the audience waking with the dream unfinished, all my work ruined, wasted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The three of them stood still and faced James Daley, the man who had ruined all of their lives. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I have got too excited. I have ruined her surprise. She has searched many month, then she has waited two month to surprise this girl.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She watched water pool around the ruined body of the buffalo. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And Bertha Jorkins, who might have ruined all, proved instead to be a gift beyond my wildest dreams ... for — with a little persuasion — she became a veritable mine of information. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z This afternoon he had eaten lunch there with some of the Tizerkane, including Ruza, who taught him the phrase “You have ruined my tongue for all other tastes.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The warm, lifeless flesh squished between my fingers as I tugged her forward and held her ruined hands under the water. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My light blue corduroy pants that I'd proudly purchased with my 50 percent employee discount at the Gap were ruined forever. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “You really hold on to a grudge, don’t you? Hasn’t it been a millennium since he ruined your outfit?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But there was a sight even worse than the ruined forest: the mountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z The vegetation grew less dense, and finally she came to a clearing where the land looked ruined, burned. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I broke many pairs and ruined many stockings running across the cobblestone courtyard. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They found their way to the ruined temple and slipped between the columns, hiding. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They had tumbled into their own symmetry, and it was certainly true that too even a distribution between the irises and the rosebay willow herb ruined the effect. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z ‘Guests unable to sleep in their beds, and good bolsters ruined and all! What are we coming to?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “If this had hit a whole factory, I would have been completely ruined,” Trueba concluded. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Luna sent rains washing down the Protectorate and the wood and the ruined mountain, which helped to clear the air a little. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They had everything they needed and it ruined it all, made the whole trip worthless. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z She danced around the one-room house, shaking and shaking that snake, until the hay of the beds was scattered and the stone circle of the fire was ruined and the adder’s back was broken. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Then I realized that things like that don’t just happen overnight, or even in a couple of weeks, so it couldn’t have all been ruined since I’d stopped hearing from you. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “How could I do otherwise? Without care, the leaf is ruined and must be done over.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In places there were ruined works of stone beside the path, and mounds of green topped with slender birches, or fir-trees sighing in the wind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In the center of the island was a ruined house, behind which stood a lemon tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The main character was an aging banker who jumps to his death after being financially ruined. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “I ruined the biggest game of the year?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Cautiously I stepped into the sunlight and squinted across the ruined lawn at Lissa. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z That lady librarian had ruined my day, and I was determined to ruin someone—or something—else’s day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Everything was ruined now—and oh, how stupid she had been, how dreadfully stupid. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Her gown was the ivory silk that the queen had given her, the one Arya had ruined, but she'd had them dye it black and you couldn't see the stain at all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I loved your sister. You have to believe that. Her death ruined me. It destroyed me like you can’t imagine.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Here's me at the hospital, looking through the window at the guy whose life I ruined. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Afraid that the man had tainted it somehow, ruined it, that she would bite into the soft cheek of a peach and fall away dead. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “The flavor of him will be ruined. All that forgiveness and goodness. Blech. I, for one, am leaving. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He’d had four entire suitcases full of Talents and he went and ruined those, too? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z With her deep tan and her curly blond hair, she was almost exacdy what I thought a stereotypical California girl would look like, except her eyes ruined the image. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Worried that I’d ruined things between us, I turned and ran to my parents’ wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Switch out the ancient columns and ruined temples for cows and barbed wire, and Leo would’ve felt right at home. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My life would be pretty much ruined forever. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z All I know of heaven and all I know of death is in this park: an elegant universe in ceaseless motion, teeming with ruined ruins and screaming children. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Could she trust this dark goddess, who’d given her mother the magic that ruined her life? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Telling her would require me to say the words out loud, and I haven't done that since the day I told Mom and ruined my family forever. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z That donut song almost ruined a whole year of my life. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A part of her was still in Capricorn’s village, or trudging through thorns, or cowering in the ruined hovel and trembling as Basta came closer. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “It ruined my career. I thought I was going to play football. I was good at football. It just changed my life.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected that somebody at the cottage had flipped out and ruined the day for everyone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I squeeze into the shadow of rubble heaps and ruined buildings. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z People had begun leaving in 1913, when the phylloxera blight ruined the currants. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The lab in Kinshasa ruined his first blood sample and asked us to send another, so the results on what diseases Otto might have weren’t in yet. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got to get him before he goes or else my chances are ruined. And there’s no one handsomer in Egypt Town.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z After throwing his ruined clothes into the bathroom garbage can, he went to his bedroom and closed the door behind him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They were interested in me, too, because my name was Jackson—like the Southern general—but then I ruined it by telling them I was from New York. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Wasn’t it bad enough that my life was ruined? Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z We were dancing in her basement with a bunch of our girlfriends and somehow the CD got ruined. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Harry Gold’s fear of exposure had ruined his relationship with Mary Lanning. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We shall leave them ruined and wasted, broken and shattered, torn in a thousand pieces and scattered to the four winds. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In a past day I might say anything to steer us in the other direction, but I walk us by the ruined building. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the truth hit her: a spirit in silver and black, who’d fulfilled her mother’s wishes and ruined her life. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Has to be right or the whole picture will be ruined. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I wanted to sabotage this pageant from the inside out. That was the only reason I entered. I wouldn’t be the girl with buckteeth. I’d be that girl who ruined the whole pageant.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “God. I just feel so bad. His birthday’s coming up. Proms in two weeks. Like, I'm pretty sure I just ruined everyone’s senior prom.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I messed everything up for you. I ruined everything.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I hear you ruined my surprise,” he says. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When I finally thought what to say and began to write, I ruined three sheets of paper by crying on them and a fourth because I forgot to misspell words. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She watched his ruined eyes, and saw that they were able, still, to weep. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The chivalry of the Old Ones fought their way from the ruined encampment, hand to hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel my eyes grow moist and try to rearrange my ruined face into some semblance of toughness. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I mean, it was just awesome. That’s why I’m so bummed. I feel like they ruined the whole trip for me.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z As she turned to leave, she lobbed the crumpled ball of her ruined card at a trash can, but it came up a few feet short. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I had the urge to unwrap her, but of course that would have ruined the whole reenactment August and the Daughters had going. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “She said now the goats have a taste for them. She’ll never be able to keep them out of the garden. I’ve single-handedly ruined everything.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The ballroom floor was ruined and would have to be sanded and refinished. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Just before and then during the Second World War, many of my friends fled into the service, all to be changed there, and rarely for the better, many to be ruined, and many to die. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z That is, they smell like a virus; and they flourish in ruined habitats. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the two small bars of chocolate that we had been saving for a “feast,” were ruined. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z An archaeologist working 100,000 years from now could piece together a reasonable picture of Muslim belief and practice from the myriad objects he unearthed in a ruined mosque. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “And we would’ve been able to draw that out a lot longer if Happy McSnorfles over there hadn’t ruined the whole thing by laughing.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The ruined highway shut down for more than a year—over half a billion miles. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z But now every stream she passed was ruined. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z There’s an old mirror in the kitchen, spotted with rusty stains and freckled with black specks, so ruined it’s almost impossible to see myself in. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I looked at the garbage can, looked at the ruined silver watch. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Just this, a ruined town, a dead baby, a few wretched women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, shaking her head, she packs up our ruined food. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Maybe, I thought, maybe everything is not ruined forever. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Just take a look at this. Now we really ruined.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Minli nodded — and as she waved a grateful goodbye to the village, a sea of ruined sleeves fluttered back at her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z When Claire walked past on her way to gather herbs, she saw only the toppled, ruined remains. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It made him sick that someone had ruined everything just as they were on the cusp of feeling somewhat normal. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He was the one who had torn these families apart, who had ruined all these lives. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The woman turned and walked into the ruined village. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z By sunset the beach was pretty much deserted, and the riot officers who were left behind were firing warning shots at anyone who dared to come close to the ruined machines. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The tenement was a long passageway of ruined houses, all exactly the same: small, impoverished dwellings built of cement, each with a single door and two windows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the gas filled the halls of our ruined school, we regularly filled that space with another kind of combustible, invisible poison. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Not that the Impala wasn't just as ruined with memories. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z West of here, where the war is already, where the humans are killing each other, the land is completely ruined. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Prosper and Scipio never found out whether Renzo and his sister disappeared the same night the merry-go-round was ruined. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Tally doubted a little water would have ruined the device, but she wouldn’t know until she reached the Smoke and activated it She hoped for a moment that the pendant wouldn’t work. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “But I have to go to that school or my life will be ruined\\ ” “That’s for your caseworker to decide.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z So I told her about the ring and the ruined letter that had come with me in the skiff. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They crept through a ruined chapel, then into dark corridors. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He was standing in a ruined village, among the remains of houses and a central tower and a wall that perhaps was a place of worship. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Last year, Mustafa spilled milk, and the tiniest bit got into Mama’s laptop and ruined it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We grow apart, bit by bit, and eventually our summer idyll is ruined forever. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Find the people who’d ruined their lives and exact their revenge. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You know. Like the Maginot Line. She’s ruined. Mama said so.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Her patients wanted to tell her about feeling their lives were ruined now that their bodies were, their phantom limb pain, their fear of suffering and dying. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Somebody ruined it. I left it in here this morning.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It blocked out the sun and ruined the views of the harbor. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Most were ruined, but one of the bonobos ran past wearing a dripping-wet military beret over her face. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When he met the Lady, she’d been sitting in her ruined garden, still as a stone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I heard about TJ and the fight and your pageant dress being ruined. All on your birthday too. I’m so, so sorry, Vanessa.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Even more than before. Do not change your pace, or the whole thing will be ruined.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The scar had ruined more than the skin on my face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Always in the company of male guardians who stare us down as we pass, the women whisper like black ghosts through the crumbling streets, vanishing suddenly and silently into ruined buildings. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry I ruined your trip. You were too young. You were—” He broke down. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I ruined my life fifteen different ways, but the suit still fits perfectly. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The whole of December could have been ruined because of the yellow tights—except for one thing. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Her stomach felt funny again, like it did yesterday in the treehouse before Ivy had gone and ruined everything. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Automobiles were spotted with the oily mixture; flowers and shrubs were ruined. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I tried pine on the first batch, and ruined them with black tarry smoke. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those whom fire has spared are drowned by water; the man rescued from the water is saved only by air tainted with pestilence; and the survivor of war is ruined by wasting sickness.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He’d still try, and then he’d give up and put his hands over his face, and you could tell he was doing everything he could not to let himself think that everything was ruined forever. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I have numerous Iranian friends who have the exact same story—it ruined dating for every male Iranian of my generation.” Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z They called and squawked and swirled in great clouds before descending on the ruined village, chirping and fussing and circling near. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “They ruined the party and have nearly destroyed my house! In what way can that be considered an accident?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z And soon the sky seemed to wrap itself around them, a glittering blanket to protect them from the awful sights and sounds and smells of their ruined neighborhood. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did I...oh dear. I ruined the surprise, didn’t I?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The Pendor dragon tore free and flew low and lamely to the island, where it hid, crawling into some well or cavern in the ruined town. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He’s demolished a house, he says, ruined when the Russians were fighting the Germans, but this wood is still okay, and what would I want with a lot of old wood, anyway? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They usually ruined all their cute as soon as they opened their mouths and said something stupid, and she had more fun hanging out with Bennie and the crew anyway. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The top half of the hill was dying, nothing left but bare soil, ruined by the orchids. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Several times the beam of the headlights fell on ruined houses, but Elinor didn't know stories about any of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I’m sure he thought I ruined the picture. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He told them about Great Zimbabwe, the ancient ruined city to the south, and of Monomatapa, who founded the Shona Empire. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe I shouldn’t have told you. I hope I haven’t ruined a surprise.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You ruined us! You ruined everything! No wonder Daddy didn’t want me to know about you!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z At dusk the train stops and Neumann Two leads Werner on foot through rows of ruined houses, beams and bricks lying in charred heaps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She crams her gun in a crack in the wall of the ruined house, with her belt of bullets. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z What does she think, that the Walton family is living in some hidden room in the back of the store, in the utmost frugality, and likely to be ruined by $21 worth of wasted labor? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that I’m complaining about a ruined birthday party — I was lucky to be fed and alive. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A lot of pictures had been ruined that afternoon when eager club members had opened the door, exposing undeveloped prints to light. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Even at that age, he’d known that if his father had been there, somehow the kite’s failure would have ruined the afternoon. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He strolled through the ruined props, platforms, and special effects. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Without his salve my back would still be a ruined mess, and I don’t think it’s a great leap of reasoning to think that I owe him my life. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “And then I ruined everything,” I finish for him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z At last Lyddie exploded when once again the girl’s inattention caused a snarl and a ruined piece. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And that night pretty much ruined my friendship with Ted. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamilton spoke mostly of the hail that had ruined some of the crops. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Behind him stood a collection of ruined emblems, tattered banners, and a large golden eagle on a staff of iron. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Her night vision ruined, she could hardly see anything except the moon in the sky. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “I’m ruined! The General will never come here again. I’ll go out of business, and my children will beg in the streets.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z His lips were too ruined, too swollen, and his tongue too blistered for him to be given fluid by mouth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I’m sitting with my ruined pink mittens and matching beanie in my lap. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z What was she doing all alone in her ruined house? The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z On the river there had been wonders to behold: giant turtles, ruined cities, stone men, naked septas. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The girls glared at me as we left the stage—I had ruined the performance—but I could barely see them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He said they smelled so much that they ruined his whole trip, and were the only creatures on earth with voices louder than his children. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Any attempt at subtlety is ruined when he repeatedly catches her eyes with his own. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I’m doing just dandy other than the fact that my father has ruined my life. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Everyone is in a blue fit of terror,” wrote Henry Adams, “and each individual thinks himself more ruined than his neighbor.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Bringing Maisie would ruin everything even worse than it was already ruined. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Fred the fraud. He’s the one who ruined your lives, not me!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She takes over the body and fools the boyfriend, she even gets him to kiss her, but although her face is now perfect, her reflection in that one mirror still shows her real, ruined face. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I bet they just feel sorry for me because I ruined the whole thing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Oliver mopped up the spill with paper towels and mourned the ruined, soggy pastries. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But although my victory was complete and the man was ruined, and six years have passed, the thought of him still infuriates me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yes,’ said Johnny, thinking of how he had ruined it upon a Lord’s Day. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And how terrible that Poppy had found it first and ruined it! The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to walk to the Master Oak, but that was ruined, too, with Bill Corso’s big, ugly initials. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I remember sitting at the dinner table, with Cordelia, his warnings washing over our heads, the ruined water, the poisoned trees, species after species snuffed out like stepped-on ants. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z See look, here, how it ruined my coat and soiled beyond repair a shirt you will never see another one of. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Some milpa areas have been farmed for thousands of years— time in which farmers in Mesopotamia and North Africa and parts of India ruined their land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "And if I were to contest the case, my whole story would come out and one of the most valuable aspects of the incident would be ruined." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I wiped off the blood as much as I could with my ruined shirt and stood up. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry basketball’s ruined for you,” Russ says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Basically, Mrs. Menzer ruined our lives, because it was like she broke Mom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Things were so simple at the start, before grammar came along and ruined things. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z She’d meant the letter to show him how well she was doing—how she was learning and studying as well as working, but the black stain ruined it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Careful,” I warned as we picked our way around the holes in the ruined bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes I wondered if there was a part of Sam that remembered not just me, but the person she used to be before I ruined her. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Were he and Flatnose still lying in the ruined cottage, bound and gagged? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Maddie switched off the torch and stared out the window, her night vision ruined by trying to read the map. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Fire Department sources said that replacing the ruined equipment would cost “around $50,000.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing like a ruined temple that only ghosts could enter. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If Link had spilled his guts, it would have ruined everything. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Luke turned and collapsed, clutching his ruined hands. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I take Helena to Tatarska Street next, one of us carrying a broom, the other a mop and a ruined dish towel. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z More than likely a bug like this was what ruined an Arizona lottery in 1998. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z And who she was calling and what the big emergency was and why his birthday was ruined. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “We went to Penikese and ruined all his plans. And set the police on him.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But Detective Allan Pinkerton ruined the scheme by persuading Lincoln to pass through the city in disguise, several hours ahead of schedule. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I can see that at each ruined desalination machine stands a police officer in riot gear with an automatic rifle, warning people to keep away—as if there’s still something to protect. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z No. A rumor based on a kiss ruined a memory that I hoped would be special. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I walk quickly back to the ruined building. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Opposite the metal wall was a row of ruined houses, still standing as they had before the anchor but with whole sides carved away, like dolls’ houses, open on one side. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I could feel them course their way down my cheek, exposing the ugly, ruined skin. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I know you think she ruined things by leaving Dad.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z That was ruined by the sound of a bell. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When Mom got home, she wrinkled her nose at the sulfurous odor, then went into the basement and looked at the ruined hot-water heater. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If I said I was old enough to marry and his question had only been the continuation of a good joke, he would be horribly embarrassed and our easy friendship would be ruined. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z On the walls some gazed through the gloom towards the ruined city, and they wondered what chanced there, for nothing could be seen. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Their stomachs were empty since the porridge had been ruined, and Mama would not hear of fixing more. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Then she gathered energy from all over her ruined body, even from her toes and fingertips. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom scrunched up her brows and frowned, clearly clueless over what to call their ruined house. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And then Mam’s retort, as clear as day: “A man whose mother won’t let him lift a finger is ruined for a wife.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Dark, ruined ships appear, scuttled or destroyed, one with its bow shorn away, a second flickering as it burns. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Maybe everything wasn’t ruined and I still had a chance. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I m not doing nothing, I said, my voice muffled in my ruined shirt. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It sucked off boots and shoes and ruined the brake linings on cars and trucks; it built up crippling deposits under horse and cattle hooves. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing that made me angry was that my beautiful skirt of yucca fibers, which I had worked on so long and carefully, was ruined. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “And he ruined your paintings. He should be punished for that.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He’d just felt his eyelids droop when Chuck ruined his peace and quiet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It was probably ruined in the crash, he thought. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Is that it?—and almost ruined my lecture. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I squirm, trying to shed my ruined body and unlock the secret to growing flawless wings. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They spread out and ran together again, leaving a watery film over his ruined face. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z A fear not just for my body being hurt, but for my entire life being ruined. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Are you satisfied now that you have ruined me for the rest of the evening?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dark stone surrounded us on three sides, but there was a clear view of the ruined cabin and the destroyed trees below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had seen too many men ruined, or at least tied down, or in some other way messed up by women. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt bad, as if I had ruined something. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I rescue my mockingjay pin from my ruined jumpsuit and pin it to the strap of my undershirt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The place where they’d find the people who had ruined their lives once again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Not even Charlie's unending nut punches and nipple twists ruined the mood. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The beautiful blonde rubbing on the suntan oil had ruined it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been a flood that ruined two computers’ worth of pictures and a bunch of framed ones. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But he kept looking back at the ruined machine, and for some reason he couldn’t leave it there. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Hera was determined that the war should not end until Troy was ruined. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them, the wind swooped down from the painted mouths on the hill over the ruined land as if it could reach out fingers to tap them on their shoulder, turn them around. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z First, you started a chain of events that ruined my life. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Of course her mother remembered the boy who'd nearly ruined their lives. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I’m imagining the worst, like he got into a fight with his interviewer, and now he's banned from applying to any college at all, and his future is ruined. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z A roll of toilet paper was turning to white mush next to a ruined small box of sugar. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Rachel screamed triumphantly that it was ruined once and for all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When his camera was ruined and McCandless stopped taking photographs, he also stopped keeping a journal, a practice he didn’t resume until he went to Alaska the next year. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she ruined everything by adding, “Even if he falls asleep in one of those chairs down in the office, he stays with us.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I picked up my ruined books, stuffed them into my bag, and slammed my locker shut. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I hadn’t ruined him, but I had rattled him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Here we were, like fleeing refugees, trekking in from some ruined zone of war. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But my father tried to teach me smithing, and when I ruined a piece of iron, out came his fist. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It grieves me to think that I have brought shame to the place that has sheltered me, that by my unwitting deeds, St. Emilion might be ruined. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The curbs were loaded with tree limbs and trash and ruined things that people had swept from the streets. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This creature, this evil goddess, had ruined their lives. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The two friends slid between the ruined buildings, riding high and silent as if not to disturb the ghosts of the dead city. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And then the quiet is ruined by blatting, spitting, and cases snapping shut. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The hypogeum ascended through a forest of weathered stone columns, into the middle of a ruined coliseum. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z About five miles outside the town of San Lucas, along a ruined path overgrown with weeds and full of potholes, there was a wooden sign with the name of the property. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He would see the bugs and the whole plan would be ruined! The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z All the same, Meggie slept well or, anyway, better than on Capricorn's damp straw or in the hovel with the ruined roof. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You have ruined yourself. No one will want you now.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z This house, invisible to Muggles, has been left in its ruined state as a monument to the Potters and as a reminder of the violence that tore apart their family. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Another time he saw a white-robed woman—maybe a nymph or a goddess—holding a wicked-looking knife, slipping between ruined columns in a public park. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But he himself had made the invocation useless, a ruined totem of a lost golden age. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “With such a ruined rickshaw, you won’t get any business for weddings or other parties.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z But as luck would have it, my algebra book wasn't entirely ruined. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “And Dad thinks I put the bullet in the gun. It’s not fair and now my whole summer has been ruined.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I just hope my bark isn’t ruined,” I said. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baylor had a knack for preaching under her breath, and you felt ruined if you thought she was preaching about you. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Picking had ruined his hands for delicate woodwork. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Selitos could not bring himself to look upon his ruined city. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You’ve ruined everything!” she screeched as we huddled together in the corner of the kitchen closest to the door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I suppose you’d like to hear the fairy tale you’d make me tell every night we huddled together on the ruined bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Gregor cradled his ruined hand to his chest and stared up at Archer from beneath his bloodied mop of hair. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But the letter in my hand, as ruined as it was, told me a different story. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Just look at my precious boots! They are ruined by the water!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z After fighting back the urge to gag, he told the confectioner, weakly, “You have ruined my tongue for all other tastes,” and saw her eyes flare wide. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t think that we’re injured. Mother. However, you have just ruined my stomach for the next few days.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “And,” I hesitate, “I think I will work faster alone to replace the ruined defoliant.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “None of it! Never. This place warped him and ruined him, and I don’t care if saying that makes me a Stiff, I don’t care, I don’t core!” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z If my hand had shaken even a tiny bit, it would have ruined the whole picture. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was Sissy’s business with the tricycle and the balloons that ruined and disgraced the Nolans. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Denna and I sat in the patchwork shade of the autumn trees, out of sight of the ruined farm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Only when he chanced to put his hand on his bald scalp did he remember the seamed, ruined face that had looked back at him out of the mirror. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter to me personally, but I knew what Mama and Cold Sassy would say if Miss Love ruined Granny’s things. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And reminders of the disaster were everywhere in their village—the crumbling church, the ruined school, the graveyard where Mama was buried. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z That was in another hiding place known to Julia, the belfry of a ruined church in an almost-deserted stretch of country where an atomic bomb had fallen thirty years earlier. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z "Stannis, that's a very pretty sword, I'll grant you, but I think the glow off it has ruined your eyes. Look across the fields, brother. Can you see all those banners?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Andrea told her how stylish she looked, but I knew that she had ruined herself. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Jeffy, you didn’t ruin my night It was ruined from the start You had a worse night than I did, anyway. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something up on the back wall behind the ruined stage. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z No field closer than Tours, 50 miles away, to replace the one I ruined. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Yummy, but could I have mine tonight? Got to get back to Robert Peel and the Enlightened Whigs. Anyway, Thing has ruined my appetite.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z So I’m sorry if I’ve ruined your life because I tell you—you wouldn’t have a chance of ruining mine—it was already ruined. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z On the clifftop, a collection of ruined temples and modern cranes gleamed silver in the moonlight. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In the ruined halls and keeps of Winterfell, lords hushed other lords, horses nickered, and sleepers stirred in their dark comers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That home was lost and gone—and I was the one who’d ruined it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The panic-stricken people in the town thought only that they would be killed or enslaved and their city ruined. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “All we’ve done is try to keep the demons at bay. Nothing more. And look how you’ve ruined our efforts. How could you lead our enemies here?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Leroy went and ruined all this growned-up talk for me, he said, “Yes, Spencer, I don’t know how I can ever...how I’m gunn ever...” and he commenced bawling again. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The film seemed to have been ruined, too. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I bend down to pick up the ruined bracelet. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The chair fell to the floor in a ruined tangle of timber and upholstery. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was too busy trying to figure out how to sabotage the three little geniuses before they ruined all of her and Mr. Huxley’s plans. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z We were certain that we would be ruined, and we wondered, lying awake in our loft, what would happen to us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was when he had thrown the shard from the first batch of ruined vases into the river in Ch’ulp’o. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The smoking, ruined villages, the broken pieces of brick in the street, the frozen corpses, the shattered walls, the upturned cars, the barking dogs, the scurrying rats and lice: how can they live like that? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “You think that’s cool? Oh, my God, you just ruined the whole thing.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Are they Men he has ruined, or has he blended the races of Orcs and Men? The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Now both the notebook and my quilt seem foul, dingy, and ruined, damaged beyond repair. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s the best day of my life, better than my First Communion day, which Grandma ruined, better than my Confirmation day when I had the typhoid. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z ‘Much worse in a way. It comes home to you, as they say; because it is home, and you remember it before it was all ruined.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z To be honest, I was relieved that she was only messing with me and that she wasn’t actually a stalker who ruined boys’ lives. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m sure they were enjoying their yogurt and talking about their classes, or about how Ryan Dean West got drunk last night and ruined his life. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then she dropped the ruined pack down into the tunnel and it disappeared into the darkness. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Anyway, all this ruined my plan to put out the seeds and hide in the bushes and wait. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z We were like odd ruined flagpoles, bent double, with our bright clothes flapping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what would happen if I told Michael that I think Edna ruined his costume? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was while he was walking home, carrying his wet note-book, with the prospect of having to copy the ruined pages, that the sneakers fell from the sky. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The jerkin would need fresh laces, but her tunic was ruined. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z First came the stumps of the houses that had once contained the dreams of pioneers, and then the town proper in a line of ruined structures. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The rats racing across the ruined landscape with dollar signs in their eyes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now you must pretend that you like me, or else everything will be ruined.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Smallpox also ruined the British plan to raise an army of slaves and indentured servants by promising them freedom after the war—the disease killed off most of the “Ethiopian regiment” even as it assembled. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then Volkheimer urges him back and climbs halfway up the ruined staircase and begins whaling away at the edges of the hole with a piece of rebar. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We sit there in the parked car watching the trains until Mrs. Smeath says that the dinner will be ruined. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Miniature golf was ruined with a lengthy dissertation on impact, trajectory, and wind velocity, and our sand castles were critiqued with stifling lectures on the dynamics of the vaulted ceiling. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Even ruined, Winterfell itself would confer a considerable advantage on whoever held it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh my God, I totally ruined another one of your relationships.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Many had been separated from loved ones during the fire and now had the daunting task of searching through a ruined city for them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Her parents had left everything to her—land, investments, all kinds of stuff—and he said it was all the money that eventually ruined his life. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Werner zips his old notebook and the little house into his duffel and the man beside him murmurs questions to himself and the rest of the ruined company sleeps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I’ve got something you could—” “I changed my mind about this weekend,” I said, cutting him off before he ruined the moment. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “What the — ?” Mr. Malfoy ripped the sock off the diary, threw it aside, then looked furiously from the ruined book to Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Before I even realize, I’m darting across the street, a queasy feeling in my stomach like I ruined everything—that last brushstroke that always destroys the painting. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “It’s behind the house, madam; it’s terrible muddy back there. Your gown will be ruined.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “They’re working him far too hard. His dinner’s going to be ruined if he doesn’t come home soon.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Once this had been the top of a hill where the owners of the ruined house could catch an afternoon breeze. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He would rage against the town on the opposite side of the river which drained a man of his freedom, and he would cry because the war had ruined his dream. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She only cared that Uncle Darnell had stolen our concert money last year and ruined our chance to see the Jackson Five at Madison Square Garden. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z If he reads that note and passes it to Dallas or Carter, everything will be ruined. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Just when we were getting along, I probably ruined the truce, short-lived as it was. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z And you seem to have finally ruined my carpet. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “He came over to invite me to breakfast that his dad’s making. I don’t think his parents would be too happy if he ruined his appetite here.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Fawkes was circling its head, piping his eerie song, jabbing here and there at its scaly nose as the blood poured from its ruined eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Keep your heads down!” gasped Dustfinger, ducking behind one of the ruined walls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It ruined his judgment, canceled his knowledge, weakened him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And there was a log of every trip the now ruined ship had taken. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I remembered the ruined letter that had been stuck to my tiny chest. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I approached cautiously, aware that all my hopes could be ruined at this critical moment. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “You ruined us. I warned you, Jay. I warned you to let the police do their job.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The blind man had been given the true name Seer and was respected for the special vision that he had behind his ruined eyes. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z If one fellow in an orchestra was playing out of tune, or playing at a different tempo, the whole piece would naturally be ruined. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dude ruined my funeral and got my friends locked up, I get to deck him again and don’t try to tell me I’m wrong. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The older man explained that he was in bad health—working in the tobacco factory had ruined his lungs and heart. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I got to business, arranging some thatch that had fallen from a ruined hut and laying clothes over it to make a sort of mattress. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Even May’s death had not ruined the river for me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z School was finally out and I was standing on a picnic table in our backyard getting ready for a great summer vacation when my mother walked up to me and ruined it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s not ruined. Just decorated. Like those tattoos people get.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The shoes were ruined, and I thought, darkly, that they would definitely be a reminder. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It occurs after it has become clear that Brandon has ruined everything—brought shame to his family and school and sullied the reputation of a girl he doesn’t even know. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “You know you did. And nobody has an easy life, Grace. Not me, definitely not you. I mean, you had a baby at sixteen, right? But your life’s not ruined.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She climbed a crumbling staircase to the ruined ceiling, then reached out to grab onto the beam. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The robust corn in the fields, already two feet high, pointed to an exuberant harvest; with equal force the ruined territory had advertised reckonings to come. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This woman had ruined the act of the beautiful dancers. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A security card would be melted or ruined by chemicals during the decontamination process. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you must not have seen what just happened. This boy stole a cake from that shop, and in the process ruined the entire batch.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Even if I could believe what he said, my actions today had surely ruined any favor Father may have felt for me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She wanted to be a girl, but The Taker had ruined that for her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As a surprise for Harry, they had painted a large banner on one of the sheets Scabbers had ruined. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z David ignores me mostly, except when I almost ruined the $300 microscope by twisting the knob the wrong way. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z All of us standing frozen, shocked, glittering as the sun shone in the ruined window, not noticing the dynamite until it was too late. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Midnight had passed when the thing happened that ruined the festive party. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They are knobby and crooked, thin-skinned, and—like my ruined face—covered with liver spots. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The last evening of summer vacation, Nhamo sat in the ruined guard tower watching the twilight fade. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The tower behind was crumbled into dust, the window gone; the ruined stair was choked with burned and broken stone. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I mean, if we unload all that gear—everything but the kitchen sink, like you said—this whole business will be ruined, wasted.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Then I yanked all the ruined books out of my bag, piled them beside me, and started my homework. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He had now dressed, and he flung his grey cloak about his shoulders; and the three passed out together towards the ruined gate of the Burg. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He hoped he hadn’t ruined it by filling it with chemical powder. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘Pig,’ they sobbed and scolded while they ruined our house. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All the food that Jack had cooked for us lay on the ground behind us, ruined. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z An hour had passed and all I had to show for it were two ruined pieces of steel. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The ruined house gave her a bad feeling. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed with complete conviction that no animal was permanently ruined. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They'll be drenched by the time we make it to the door, probably ruined. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Not a great plan, but my only hope to keep my life from being ruined. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon, she went to the ruined village and fetched Mother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Minli nodded — and as she waved a grateful goodbye to the village, a sea of ruined sleeves fluttered back at her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later, the scholars stumbled up a steep hillside of old, ruined goblin houses. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Tonight. Before it goes any further. Before we are completely ruined.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not that I don’t believe Great-Grampy JonJon’s career was ruined by a missing Joe DiMaggio glove that he didn’t steal. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z "Burnt him up. Might've ruined his little vacation," Ghost topped off, laughing and slapping Lu's hand. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z They had grown up in a ruined home, witness to the moral and economic deterioration of their father and then the slow illness of their mother. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This discovery ruined the reputation, up till then untarnished, of the volunteer explorers and mountain climbers, who from that day on were considered little better than a pack of bandits. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess’s ruined mouth split into a grin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hazel had never thought of it as actual smoke, but as she watched it curling around Arion’s legs, floating through the broken arches of the ruined courtyard, the hairs stood up on her arms. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Emily knew the cipher challenge would be a touchy subject after Maddie had ruined all his hard work, so she tried to distract him by talking about Mr. Griswold’s latest clue. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The kids from Aphrodite’s cabin were screaming because their hairdos had been ruined and their clothes pooped on. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I won’t have them ruined by this smoke,” she told me as I lugged the boxes out to the car. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The dress’s skirt, which resembled a tutu from one of Degas’s paintings, was ruined. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If it stuck in the plumbing pipes, our plan would be ruined. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Charlie laughed and ruined the picture, and Mom dressed me down in front of the strangers who’d gathered to witness our group humiliation. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I hadn’t thought about the ruined costume—or Edna’s party—since Friday at the fall festival. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Low rainfall ruined this year’s crops, and there have been food shortages. Many people have resorted to eating grass. Grass! Can you imagine?” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Then the top of her glue bottle came off and completely ruined a pillow. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He saw how she flinched when his ruined face got too close. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The salt water from the sea ruined the crops, and fires razed whole regions of cities and towns. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, I now had a whole evening and night ruined worrying about the next morning’s visit to the vet. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z They stopped at some wide steps leading to another ruined building - the Temple of Zeus, according to Frank. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Tristan!” yelled Ms. Rubin, but Tristan didn’t even care about the spilled powder on the floor or that he ruined the experiment. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Only once, in the weeks since her return, had Nhamo gone to the ruined village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All I could think was, Oh no, is everything going to get ruined? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I grabbed Riptide out of my ruined jeans, told Tyson, “Come on!” and jumped through the gaping hole in the side of the building. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “My mama said so. My mama said you ruined.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Dr. Bright received only a mild reprimand from the church, he behaved as though his reputation were ruined. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z When Helms railed that “we must decide whether we will be ruled by sanity or ruined by savagery,” his audience knew exactly which “savages” Helms meant. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Emily knew the cipher challenge would be a touchy subject after Maddie had ruined all his hard work, so she tried to distract him by talking about Mr. Griswold’s latest clue. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And now I had ruined a girl's face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There beside the hulk of the ruined car, countless miles from anywhere, Pollard was standing in a metaphor for his own life. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was tempted to write my story, how I had washed ashore in an old skiff, a ruined letter and a ruby ring tucked into my swaddling. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But as zero came into the fold, the neat relationship between a number’s cardinality and its ordinality was ruined. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I dropped to my belly, Otto squealing at my back, and scrambled behind a ruined wall. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In the summer of 1945, as Europeans picked through the rubble of their ruined cities and burned-out farms, Soviet and American soldiers eyed each other warily. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t respond, and I wondered if I had ruined the mood. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then he glanced at the ruined walls where they had made their camp. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z These people who had risked their own security to help runaways would be ruined, fined, imprisoned. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z After the festivity the rooms had a bare, ruined look. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And then the knife edge would be covered with skin oil and blood cells, and would be ruined. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened the door, expecting the three of them to be standing in the foyer, waiting to receive me, and to grieve for our ruined pumpkin, but there was no one. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Behind Corporal Nettle’s head was a wide strip of deep blue sky and, etched against it, the ragged black edge of the cellar’s ruined ceiling. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They found themselves in a tiny substation, empty, airless, ruined. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I toss the ruined ones over my shoulder, not allowing for delays. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If I am now a productive fake member of the working class, it’s because I haven’t been working, in any hard physical sense, long enough to have ruined my body. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z So he reported to class in ruined shoes, so what? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The race caller, collecting himself and trying to salvage something out of the ruined afternoon, cheerily announced that the winning jockey, Nick Wall of Stagehand fame, was “an East Boston boy!” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pretty sure you and Harriett ruined the squad first,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Get on your way, then. I know better than to ask for payment for what you have ruined.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She tried to imagine the inhabitants of the ruined house in their new country, but she knew too little about it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Others are romantic comedies, a meet-cute ruined by mishaps and bad timing, finally leading to a kiss atop a tall building—the metropolis glimmering in the background, moon rising, love song playing over the credits. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He thought of all those books that would be ruined if her house was flooded. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He was tall and ugly and intellectual and the son of some big Greek movie producer in Hollywood, but also a Catholic, which ruined it for both of us. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Everything, including us paying back the petty cash, would be ruined. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Yes, she would need help to fix her ruined face. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The cut on her leg had stopped bleeding, though her jeans were pretty much ruined. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z That he had done this to someone, and even if he didn’t mean to, he ruined an innocent kid’s life forever. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The smoke had ruined most of her clothing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “They’re like knives. They cut my clothes”— she examined the ruined dress, with its long ragged tears— “but they don’t quite reach my flesh. It’s as if they’re waiting. Teasing me.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “The War ruined us. It ruined many families. People were starving. Making one’s debut would have been...unseemly.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The last thing Booth needs is for his escape to be ruined by a runaway horse. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t dare to lift my head The glass was ruined, but he said, “Well done!” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z They were in downtown Helenwood, about a mile from their ruined house, at the Calliope Inn. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "No. You ruined him for a while. But he's himself again. He has his honor back. He's happy." Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Several people will be completely ruined after this evening. There’s going to be a mass exodus for Mexico City in the morning. But then Mexico City is so wonderfully wild.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You may put your wildlings in these ruined forts, Lord Snow, but how will you make them stay? What is there to stop them moving south to fairer, warmer lands?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But there is still too much to be ruined. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And then he remembered that his shoes were ruined, that he needed boots. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The sad truth of this story is that Abbas was truly and completely ruined. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “We had a fight. I ruined it. I pretty much obliterated it. Burned it to the ground.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to look at their ruined house, but it was hard not to. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I’d spent most of my early life in the crumbling east end of the city, surrounded by urban decay and concrete waste where the skyline looked like a ruined mouth of rotted teeth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She looked at her ruined nails, shrugged, and patted her hair to make sure it was still in place. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z One had been stricken by polio, keeping up with his friends by agilely dragging forward with his hands while his ruined legs trailed behind. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The Castle of the Forest Sauvage is still stunning, and you can see its lovely ruined walla with ivy on them, standing broached to the sun and wind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember pacing about nervously all day while Richie, knowing he had ruined my life, cackled himself to sleep. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the same motion he leaped up, swung about, and stood between me and the doorway of the ruined church. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Its legs moved feebly in the air, steam coming out of its ruined head in odd places. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I sigh and give up, grimly aware that the painting is probably completely ruined by now. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Tally tried to imagine her growing old, wrinkled, gradually ruined, all without ever having been truly beautiful. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Her grippy shoes were ruined, their soles cracked like sunbaked mud, so she flew slowly, scooping up handfuls of water to soothe her burning face and arms. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “The quilt is gorgeous, but it would be ruined in my humble dwelling. I’ll not let you waste your generosity on me; I would not know what to do with such niceties.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There were some clothes in the crypt beneath the ruined church, but Bod did not want to go down to the crypt, not even in daylight. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I ruined everything between the two of us, just because I was too afraid. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Someone who exploits the resources for gain only in the present, leaving them ruined for future use, would not be considered a steward. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z But it still has power; like a mirror that shows you only the ruined half of your face. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were fixed on the ruined hovel. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Out of the two dozen boxes she and Vivian have been through so far, only a short pile of musty books and some yellowed linen have been deemed too ruined to keep. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z You must not picture it like the ruined strongholds, with mortar crumbling between the stones, which you see today. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z These streets were still blocked by the rubble of ruined walls, and it wasn't very safe to walk there. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z You lifted your head high and surveyed the ruined bridge like a princess. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Farther down the sloping meadow he found a ruined ox yoke left by a careless peasant which would burn long and well. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z On the drive back, part of me wished I hadn’t ruined the night by bringing up Marcus at all. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “They were supposed to be delivered to someone else, but now you’ve ruined everything!” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z And now they turned their eyes towards the archway and the ruined gates. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I fear I ruined your carpet. The girl’s not to blame. Let me pay.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When she saw her clothing, all rags now encrusted with drying salt, she clutched the tatters, feeling the ruined cloth with her fingers, and then relinquished it all, turning her face to the wall. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I hook my arm through his because I’ve ruined so much lately and I’m not ready to add this night to the list. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The doll marched across the floor, the serious expression on her face ruined by the plopping sound each of her footsteps made. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I looked back at the eye of the dying gull, who knew that everything was ruined forever, because that's how it always is. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Miss her strut and the way she shakes, shakes, shakes next to me when we dance, sweating out her hair and complaining that her press and curl is ruined. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then in rage the old Dragon of Pendor rose up breaking the tower with the writhing of his body, and beating his wings that spanned the whole width of the ruined town. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z "I think you might have ruined your face," she said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I used to hate rain in the summer because it ruined vacation time. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z He deliberately ruined the thing I prized most. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Tomorrow they might be ruined or dead, today they had each other. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Another student said his teacher had deliberately ruined his students’ eyesight by making them read a lot, so they could not join the Liberation Army. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We begged—we remonstrated—and, at last, he agreed to take Dr. Trefusis’s silk waistcoat, ruined as it was, in payment. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He turned at my knock, and when I saw him I was shocked at his appearance—not so much his watery ruined eye, but his gaunt face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had never been to that ruined church before, in spite of having traveled through those parts many times. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Beryl’s best skirt was ruined that day, and her dad made her pay for a new one out of her next week’s wages. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She almost ruined an entire batch of sheets, but the other girls covered for her, giving the sheets a second rinse. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z That your future isn’t ruined because you got pregnant. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z One spring a touch of night cold ruined the fruit, another you couldn’t get the fields to dry out and the low-hanging berries rotted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He could see beyond the marketplace to the cemetery where Gatherer’s ruined body had been buried. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Things had been going so well between Mama and him—but that was all ruined now. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z If you look closely in a ruined castle even nowadays, you can sometimes find the hooks from which these flashing tapestries were hung. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She got me up too early and said we were going to IHOP, just the two of us like we used to do before Sekani came along and ruined everything. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z All was quiet now; there was no sign of the masked wizards, though several ruined tents were still smoking. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The experience of watching was ruined, time and time again, by an interminable explanation of how things were put together. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Tony was a little peeved at having the one speech of his lifetime ruined like that. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “The amount of stock that’s ruined...Now, first of all, give her a spoonful of this.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But he had ruined it with a ratty belt tied into a bow rather than a proper knot. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Fred had ruined the moment, but as the three of them headed back to the hotel, Armpit had had it all planned out. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “I ruined your wedding. I didn’t mean to. I swear.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z What if that one extra detail ruined the whole thing? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes, from the kitchen, he would see José Arcadio strolling through the house, smothered by his anxious breathing, and he continued hearing his steps in the ruined bedrooms after midnight. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He was there beside her, yet she was far away from him, alone with her outraged love and her ruined life. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He did this hoping Tehlu would delay so he could make his escape, but the Walking God paused only to appoint priests who cared for the people of the ruined town. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "I know you like stories about robbers. See that ruined castle? A notorious robber band once lived there. I must ask Elinor about them. She knows everything about this lake." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You may have ruined my spectacle, but Gaea will still destroy your world!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "From the pics, it's clear the comm array is ruined. We need another way to talk. Once we can talk, we can assess and make plans." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If she didn’t come, the whole plan would be ruined. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Their feet were wet and cold and their shoes were being ruined. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Just because grief ruined your grandfather doesn’t mean it’ll ruin you,” she finally said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z What with the dark and the deep shadows, you can’t tell how hurt she is, or know the engine is probably ruined. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But I remember thinking that the disinfectant smell of the hospital ruined the cake’s taste. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Then suddenly as he fixed the miserable rags round himself a feeling of pity for his ruined body overcame him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I had to wait until she left to replace the ruined apple with a fresh one. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The giants’ special effects machines had gone into overtime, laying planks across ruined support beams so the arena had a proper floor again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z What if she’d ruined everything forever and June never talked to her again? Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Billy usually didn’t drink much, because the war had ruined his stomach, but he certainly had a snootful now, and he was being unfaithful to his wife Valencia for the first and only time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I ruined the party when I told her.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z What if she’d ruined everything tonight, and Peris would always see her like this—squinty eyes and frizzy hair—even after she had the operation? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Good afternoon, ma’am,” says the patch, tipping his hat and picking his way carefully across the ruined garden. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Wearing masks and goggles, sitting in their rags by the side of the road like ruined aviators. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z His stomach had been ruined after he was stabbed in a knife fight, though I couldn’t imagine him angry. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the humans did not return to the ruined part of the field, the scents were dangerous. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I lay in bed that night feeling that Christmas was ruined. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Yes, but it was ruined and stuffed in the trash.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Late-harvesting things were ruined, of course, and fowl died of both chill and rage. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “You are very fortunate indeed. Your blunder has not ruined everything. He is dead.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nor did he see his granddaughter’s worn sweaters or his daughter’s antiquated clothing or her hands that had been ruined by household chores and clay. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Levi picks up his ruined lunch and carries it to the garbage can. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My shirt was ruined, but when I stripped it off I was relieved by what I saw. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I mean, I kind of ruined it in the first place. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z ‘My!’ said Mrs. Lapham, ‘that’s worse than anything I had imagined. Now isn’t that a shame! Bright boy like Johnny just ruined. No more good than a horse with sprung knees.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “John Reed is dead, too, sir: he ruined himself and half-ruined his family, and is supposed to have committed suicide. The news so shocked his mother that it brought on an apoplectic attack.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He handed her the sawed-off length of his gun barrel, the one that ruined itself after he struck the ghost sister’s feet. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He wanted to laugh, but that would have ruined the game. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We didn’t even have the dumb rules that ruined everything. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z He simply clawed at the earth, feeling the power in his hands enter, pulsating, into the ruined world. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Ira had ruined herself at the hands of the throngs that the tannery attracted. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z After subtracting out the cost of the food and ignoring the cost of the ruined sleeping bags and the lost tools, we made a grand total of four dollars. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She backed away and shook free of the ruined shield, then backed away some more and danced left and right and left again to avoid the downrush- ing axe. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He understood that his influence was not limitless, and if he made a move that failed to conform to journalistic expectations, the image that he had painstakingly cultivated could be ruined. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sat down on the ruined platform and closed his eyes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I’m pretty sure my eyesight is ruined from the sun glistening off all that shiny golden hair,” she says. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z But Matt sprang up to rescue the book before it was entirely ruined. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope knew she had to do something, or the day would be ruined before it had even begun. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The German antiaircraft searchlights, which completely ruined your night vision, were a horror to the bomber pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Nothing would ever harm me; I was the one that ruined everything around me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The ham-fisted Romans had almost ruined the tension adjuster, but Leo pulled a set of watchmaker’s tools from his belt and did some final calibrations. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It cannot be! Why, Lord, oh, why? I would rather the best city of my kingdom ruined! Razed to the ground by the infidel!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Hazel from the past took her ruined lunch. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It started bleeding again, and I cut off the cleaner pieces of my ruined shirt to fashion a makeshift bandage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She had the presence of mind to set the ruined vase back down on the step before letting herself confront the significance of the accident. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When she saw that I’d ruined my dress, her mouth folded into a thin line like it always does before she’s about to totally lose it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It was one of the few forms of exercise not entirely ruined by my disability. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Secondhand doesn’t have to mean ruined,” Wash said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z If what the boy was saying was true, her plan was ruined before it had even begun. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There are worlds that have been charred and ruined by cosmic catastrophes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s your legal right. His cattle ruined your crop. He owes you the money for it.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z We were being a family, and I ruined it. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z For a moment, there was no sound except water from the ruined cannons trickling down the walls of the fort. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry, you guys. You supported me all the way, and I ruined everything. This screwup might even hurt Dino-land!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Before Billy opened his eyes, it seemed to him that the tones might have been those used by the friends of Jesus when they took His ruined body down from His cross. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the ruined Wari walls were covered with ruined model walls. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Winterfell might be ruined, but its granite walls would still keep the worst of the wind and weather at bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’d meant it as a compliment, but his words ruined the spell of the dance for her, ruined its very memory. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks it was religion that ruined everything. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He was just thinking about how lucky he was that at least no one knew him in North Hill or his life would’ve been ruined, when Grandma nudged him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Fireworks explode in my belly when she bursts through the door of the little ruined house, eyes shining, face beaming. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She bent down and rapped a knuckle against one of the logs from the ruined cabin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He just keeps shaking his head and muttering the word “ruined” over and over. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z And with him all of Elsinore ruined, like Eden after man’s fall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If he went to check on her in the prison and found she wasn’t there, her and Ekon’s plan was ruined before it began. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Their flight through the night and the terror she had felt in the ruined house seemed more real to Meggie than the lemonade that Elinor passed over to her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I can see her now, her ruined lace in the mud, pale arms exposed, reaching up, rising up as though she were clawing her way out of the grave. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They were in the midst of terraforming the Amazon when Columbus showed up and ruined everything. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And, without really admitting it even to themselves, all three of them kept thinking he must be innocent because if he was guilty the Egypt Game was ruined forever. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z His tux is wet, my makeup is ruined. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I ruined everything. Something good with Arthur. How much he loves New York. He’ll probably never want to come back, and...I really wanted him to want to come back.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z That sneaky spider ruined our Cheetah Girls fantasy. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Houck will probably let her drink fancy coffee drinks and eat pastries to make everyone feel better about their ruined lives. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But there was another occasion when I didn’t, that evening we were sitting out in the ruined bus shelter. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that they had ruined the ceremony or the reception. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z We hurried past the ruined blocks as quickly as we could, then marveled as the streets returned to life around us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In a strange way it tasted exactly like the tea she used to prepare for Mother in the ruined village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A mist was in Merry’s eyes of tears and weariness when they drew near the ruined Gate of Minas Tirith. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And from the trees, a murder of crows, cawing their displeasure at the ruined world. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “He charged that the roses I used to decorate their party tent ruined the hem of the bride’s dress and caused her aunt to trip and break her leg. “I got threatening phone calls daily. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Da-A-Fu, Amah, A-Gong, and the villagers saw them and ran out of their stone hut, flapping their ruined sleeves in greeting. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z We would never let things get so out of control that a bunch of drunks ruined the hall where we were playing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z |
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