Devil
Devil verb - Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
Ruin
Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Howard's "The Devil in Iron", a fisherman goes into a ruin, takes up a knife, and dies.
Source: Intro-Only Point of View - Howard's The Devil in Iron, a fisherman goes into a ruin, takes up a knife, and dies.
Source: Action Prologue -
In Angel On My Shoulder, a gangster looks exactly like Judge Frederick Parker and, aided by the Devil, attempts to ruin the Judge's reputation.
Source: Identical Stranger
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