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Meanings of own ruin in English

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Usage of own ruin in English
1
They earn their own ruin by the very laws of human nature.
All Saints' Day and Other Sermons
2
I never saw a man so obstinately bent upon his own ruin.
The Doctor's Dilemma
3
He seemed born for his own ruin and that of the other sex.
Lady Byron Vindicated / A history of the Byron controversy from ...
4
Again he had aided his own ruin by his own carelessness.
The Way We Live Now
5
Cunning to effect your own ruin, and the disgrace of all the family!
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3
6
O hapless women, and insatiate in jealousy to their own ruin!
The Argonautica
7
We won victory in the field and at the cost of our own ruin.
Now It Can Be Told
8
The Netherlands must prevent the aggrandizement of Austria or consent to their own ruin.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with ...
9
He has to choose between his own ruin and the ruin of his city.
Reviews
10
The success of Sano's investigation would mean his own ruin.
Bundori
11
Yes, Athenians, I repeat it, you yourselves are the contrivers of your own ruin.
The American Union Speaker
12
She must choose her own ruin or that of Plautius.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
13
Those who resist can accomplish nothing except their own ruin.
The Philippine Islands / A Political, Geographical, Ethnographic...
14
You may believe my words to your own ruin, or to your own salvation.
Sermons on National Subjects
15
Can I think of soliciting such a creature to consent to her own ruin?
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
16
He works against the laws of life and the universe, and encompasses his own ruin.
Within You is the Power
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