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
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
Arnaz’s maternal grandfather, Alberto de Acha, was an executive at rum producer Bacardi & Co.
The man born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III in Santiago de Cuba on March 2, 1917, arrived penniless in Miami before his 17th birthday.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
If Jeff Bezos moves to impoverished West Virginia to start a business next week, capital flows into the Mountain State will be staggeringly large, and that’s true even if Bezos arrives penniless.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for penniless
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
Arnaz’s maternal grandfather, Alberto de Acha, was an executive at rum producer Bacardi & Co.
The man born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III in Santiago de Cuba on March 2, 1917, arrived penniless in Miami before his 17th birthday.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
If Jeff Bezos moves to impoverished West Virginia to start a business next week, capital flows into the Mountain State will be staggeringly large, and that’s true even if Bezos arrives penniless.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for penniless
Cite this Entry
“Penniless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penniless. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
penniless
adjective
pen·ni·less
ˈpen-i-ləs 
ˈpen-ᵊl-əs
: having no money : very poor
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share