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Meanings of bring ruin in English

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Usage of bring ruin in English
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They neither bring ruin upon others nor ever receive it from alien hands.
The picture of Dorian Gray (First printing version)
2
I have lived to bring ruin on the house that has sheltered me.
The Ward of King Canute: A Romance of the Danish Conquest
3
You will break my heart if you bring ruin upon his dear head.
At the Mercy of Tiberius
4
He who destroyed that tree would bring ruin upon this people.
The Ghost Kings
5
If they come from God, they are a blessing, otherwise they bring ruin.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3
6
I saved your life, and I shall bring ruin on you!
Beatrice
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There was Miss Grayson-howcould I bring ruin upon her head!
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
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I do not wish to bring ruin upon us all.
Book Two: Descent
9
Sometimes, however, they bring ruin and disaster to society, as well as to themselves.
Twelve Studies on the Making of a Nation: The Beginnings of Isra...
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Was this stupendous quackery to bring ruin to the Tidewater?
Salute to Adventurers
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And yet-whatother story could she tell that would not bring ruin on Jack?
The Bat
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It did not bring ruin to your day-to-day life.
Cry to heaven
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Slackness or inexperience or lack of heart in officers or men-any of these may bring ruin.
A History of Sea Power
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No more British armies were to bring ruin and terror to any portion of North Carolina.
School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time
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But it would bring ruin on our people.
By Right of Conquest; Or, With Cortez in Mexico
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I am sure she will not wish to bring ruin on her old friends at Greshamsbury.
Doctor Thorne
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