She was unemployed and penniless.
went from being a penniless girl to owner of her own restaurant
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Christophe’s son died penniless and alone on the streets of Paris in October 1805 at the age of only eleven.—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025 Her ex-husband wiped out several bank accounts and disappeared, leaving her and their children practically penniless.—Essence, 22 Sep. 2025 Anderson, looking every inch a Pre-Raphaelite muse, plays the penniless, unmarried, and — worst of all — conspicuous socialite Lily Bart.—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025 The book, based entirely on a true story according to its writer, detailed the pair’s penniless trek camping along the British coast.—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for penniless
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