impoverished
adjective
im·pov·er·ished
im-ˈpä-v(ə-)risht 
1
: reduced to poverty : poor
an impoverished family/community
2
: exhausted of richness or fertility
impoverished soils
3
of a fauna or flora
: represented by few species or individuals
Examples of impoverished in a Sentence
the widespread hope that the lottery's record-setting jackpot is won by an impoverished family
an impoverished field that over the years had been overgrazed
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Shooting scenes in wide or medium shots that sometimes break into Hsiao-Lee’s harrowing point-of-view, cinematographer Yu Jing-Pin depicts a world without much color or hope, while sets by Huang Mei-Ching and Tu Shuo-Feng emphasize a sad and impoverished existence.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Each serves a high rate of students from impoverished households, and families within the schools' boundaries can choose to attend those schools or receive a bus to a second school option based on their address.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
For North Korea, isolated and impoverished, the relationship with Russia remains purely transactional, Seskuria said.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Ann Lee’s impoverished childhood in Manchester is spent dreaming of service to God while feeling revulsion at the physical facts of life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Each serves a high rate of students from impoverished households, and families within the schools' boundaries can choose to attend those schools or receive a bus to a second school option based on their address.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
For North Korea, isolated and impoverished, the relationship with Russia remains purely transactional, Seskuria said.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Ann Lee’s impoverished childhood in Manchester is spent dreaming of service to God while feeling revulsion at the physical facts of life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impoverished
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“Impoverished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impoverished. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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