Ruins and Shambles

Ruins

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Shambles and ruins are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shambles" instead a noun "Ruins".

Shambles

Shambles noun - A dirty or messy place.

Ruins and shambles are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ruins" instead a noun "Shambles".

Both words in one sentence

  • Clay completely ruins his marriage and his affair with the coach, and his life is left in shambles, and even with Orel's upbeat happiness, he hates Clay.
  • Germany after WWI for example, was a broken nation, with the economy in shambles, the military in ruins, a new government forced upon the public, and national morale at an all time low.
  • Video Game / Super Mario World: Piranha Island Ruins for Ruins' Sake: Thorn Temple takes place in a temple already in shambles.
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