Who would want to spend their college years studying amid the ruins?
Ben stood amid the ruins of the old village, looking about him.
The men working amid the ruins prefer it that way.
It only frustrated him, here in the west amid ruins.
He sat for a time after Robin had left, amid the ruins of the meal.
Literature and movies are full of "love amid the ruins" stories.
Not far away people still moved amid the ruins.
The two walked amid the tumbled ruins until the camp building was behind them.
The ceremony took place across the street, amid the ruins of an abandoned hotel.
Philip sat down amid the ruins, and almost wished he were buried in them.