Die and Ruin

Die

Die verb - To stop living.

Ruin and die are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruin" instead a verb "Die".

Nearby Word: died

Ruin

Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.

Die and ruin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Die" instead a verb "Ruin".

Common collocations

character die character ruin character
life die life ruin life
someone die someone ruin someone
moment die moment ruin moment
Other words: characters, world, game, story, day, lives, moments.

Both words in one sentence

  • Web Video / Sailor Moon Abridged A Hell of a Time: After Raye is killed during the season finale, her "motivational speech" for Serena is to not die and ruin her eternal paradise.
  • Comic Book / Legacy Death by Origin Story: Kol Skywalker is introduced specifically to die at the hands of the Sith and ruin Cade's life.
  • In Wuthering Heights, Edgar Linton is able to die happy surrounded by his family, completely unaware that Heathcliff has control of his estate and is unabated in his quest to ruin the lives of Linton's family.
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