dispossessed

adjective

dis·pos·sessed ˌdis-pə-ˈzest

also -ˈsest

Synonyms of dispossessed next

: deprived of homes, possessions, and security

Examples of dispossessed in a Sentence

The organization helps dispossessed people rebuild their lives.

Recent Examples on the Web The remnants reflected the lives of dispossessed and displaced people. —

Dallas News, 19 May 2022 Conover keeps his readers waiting for too long, almost half the book, before saying anything about how the San Luis Valley came to be a magnet for the dispossessed. —

Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022 Burly yet soft-spoken, Elber has served as a political operative for three decades in the dispossessed, largely black communities of the Chocó. —

Jason Motlagh, Outside Online, 19 July 2016 Otherwise, this is what the land looked like millennia ago when it was settled by the Esalen tribe, Big Sur’s first dispossessed people. —

Josh Marcus, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2019 See all Example Sentences for dispossessed

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