How to Use the ruble in a Sentence

the ruble

noun
  • But the ruble has since bounced back and interest rates come down.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • And for the year to date, the ruble has crashed about 20% against the greenback.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Last summer, the ruble soared to historic highs against the dollar.
    — Anton Troianovski Andrea Dicenzo, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Its abandonment left the value of the ruble at the mercy of trade flows.
    — Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024
  • That has left the central bank with few tools to prop up the ruble and prevent it from crumbling in value.
    — Fatima Hussein, ajc, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Before the war, the ruble hovered around 70 rubles per dollar.
    — Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2023
  • In the wake of the invasion, the ruble crashed, inflation spiked, and real wages fell.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The sharp decline of the ruble's value in recent weeks is just the most recent economic spasm.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Will the collapse of the ruble be the final blow to Russia's war of aggression?
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The central bank raised rates again in September but the ruble has continued to fall.
    — Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless this hasn’t been nearly enough to cool off inflation nor stop the steady decline of the ruble.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The collapse of the ruble has caused serious financial distress in the region.
    — Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the ruble has slumped to its weakest level against the US dollar since last April.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • And though the ruble has increased by 46% since the beginning of the year, this strength is not a sign of health but of desperation.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Dec. 2025
  • But some experts see this measure as a possible path to the ruble regaining some of its strength relative to the dollar.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
  • That has boosted demand for foreign currency and weakened the ruble, which raises the cost of imports still higher.
    — Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • So while the ruble may be damaged, some feel that Russia's war effort will continue as long as Putin remains in power.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The Russian central bank raised borrowing costs to 12% Tuesday in an attempt to stop a slide in the ruble.
    — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The greater demand for foreign currency has weakened the ruble, which, combined with rising wages, has produced inflation.
    — Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
  • On Monday, the ruble reached 84 to the dollar, its strongest level since August 5.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Many Russians hold savings in dollars or euros, mindful of periodic crises in recent decades when the ruble has crashed in value.
    — Reuters, CNN, 13 June 2024
  • And Russia is unwilling to go by the rupee-trade mechanism as the ruble has risen nearly 8% against the rupee in the past financial year.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The country’s central bank has hiked interest rates to over 20 percent in an effort to slow inflation as the ruble has tumbled to its weakest level in years.
    — Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
  • With more yuan reserves, Moscow is able to use the Chinese currency to stabilize the ruble and its financial markets.
    — Laura He, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Kluge added that Russians consider the ruble exchange rate as the most important indicator of how the economy is doing.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Moscow has introduced the ruble, set up Russian cellular networks, and cut off Ukrainian television in the area.
    — Yuras Karmanau and Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022
  • This action aims to prop up the ruble, which has been significantly impacted by Western sanctions in response to the conflict in Ukraine.
    — Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The boon helped bolster the ruble after a temporary post-invasion crash and provided cash for government spending on pensions, salaries and — above all — the military.
    — David McHugh, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Ordinary Russians feel the pain, too, with the ruble worth less than a penny and the Russian central bank more than doubling its interest rate to 20%.
    — Robert Samuels | For Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Despite the Kremlin’s efforts to shore up the ruble, the currency continues to remain under pressure due to capital outflows and poor exports.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023

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