Examples of penniless in a Sentence

She was unemployed and penniless. went from being a penniless girl to owner of her own restaurant

Recent Examples on the Web Thanks to an ugly family battle over his inheritance, Gareth is on the verge of becoming penniless, and the diary—and by extension Hyacinth—is his only hope. — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 9 Apr. 2022 The father is a gambling addict in poor health; the brother is penniless yet sure of his talent as a medium. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022 By the time of her death in 1946, Smith was reportedly penniless, without even a tombstone to mark her grave in Staten Island, New York. — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022 But sanitation experts think that in the era of climate change, when droughts and floods are becoming increasingly common, the West may have something to learn from the little waterless loos piloted in penniless Madagascan neighbourhoods. — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 28 Aug. 2015 Because landowners were the only ones permitted to have children, women farm workers were largely single, penniless and even more dependent on landowners than their male counterparts. — Elizabeth Heath, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022 Lola, the midget pony, drops into Colette’s dressing room each night for a drink of water, while Bastienne, the penniless ballerina, breast-feeds her baby in the corner. — Celia Imrie, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022 When Sanna begins a relationship with Marcus, the penniless son of a nearby farmer, her father issues an ultimatum — leave Marcus or lose her inheritance. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2022 First comes the news that their irresponsible brother, Henry, has died, and his penniless daughter, Marian (Louisa Jacobson), is coming to live with them. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2022 See More

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