She was unemployed and penniless.
went from being a penniless girl to owner of her own restaurant
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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 Meanwhile, Andrea was left nearly penniless to care for their four children, the youngest of whom was 3 at the time, and had to quickly figure out how the rest of her life would go.—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for penniless
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