How to use "ruin" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "ruin" in popular movie and book plots

  • On the ferry to the Governors Island match site, Dolly attempts to ruin Annie's chances by tampering with her guns.  - Annie Get Your Gun (musical)
  • The robots behave rudely to the princesses and work to ruin the duo's fame.  - Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
  • She tells him that it would ruin her life and she doesn't even know where her own life is going, let alone a child's.  - Interiors
  • When Albert overhears Val and Armand discussing how he might ruin the whole charade, he takes offense and locks himself in his room.  - The Birdcage
  • Paolo's plan is to ruin Isabella's career and embarrass Lizzie.  - The Lizzie McGuire Movie
  • He is a spendthrift, womanizer and pimp who believes that falling in love will ruin his musical career.  - Sweet and Lowdown
  • In spite of this, Stitch's antics, including foiling Jumba and Pleakley's attempts to capture him, ruin Nani's chances of finding work.  - Lilo & Stitch
  • He says that he feels empathy with the batter and does not want to ruin the batter's career by striking him out.  - The Mighty Casey
  • Months pass and nothing happens; his family faces financial ruin until, one night, Karin spots a uniformed man on the field.  - Field of Dreams
  • Each man shoots the other in the hand, causing injuries which are minor but forever ruin both men's ability to pull a trigger.  - Mr. Denton on Doomsday
  • Kathryn taunts him and threatens to ruin Annette's reputation, so Sebastian pretends indifference to Annette and coldly breaks up with her.  - Cruel Intentions
  • Jiro orders Kurogane to do the deed, but he refuses, warning Jiro that Kaede means to ruin the entire Ichimonji clan.  - Ran (film)
  • Mayor Larry Vaughn overrules him, fearing it will ruin the town's summer economy.  - Jaws (film)
  • Before he goes, he secretly, in order to ruin his former friend, reports McTeague for practicing dentistry without a license.  - Greed (film)
  • Nathan outmanoeuvres them financially, bringing them to the brink of ruin and dishonour; they capitulate and surrender to him the entire loan.  - The House of Rothschild
  • Wales has reservations about the new policy, fearing that the "wrong Jews" will be hired and ruin things for the few Jews working there now.  - Gentleman's Agreement

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