Example sentences for: ruins

How can you use “ruins” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The dusty Villa Romana de Milreu (Roman ruins of Milreu) is 1.5km (1 mile) down the road from the village toward Faro (a small sign on the side of the road reads “Ruinas de Milreu”).

  • On either side lie the ruins of sepulchres of 20 generations of patrician families.

  • At the end of this stretch of shore, you’ll come to Mismaloya Bay, where you can still climb up the ridge to the ruins of the set built for the Night of the Iguana.

  • On the west bank of the river — set in a desert landscape — is the seventh-century Coptic monastery of St. Simeon now sadly in ruins, and the Mausoleum of the Aga Khan (1877–1957), spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect.

  • Tragically left in ruins: gorgeous Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernist buildings.


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