Examples of poverty-stricken in a Sentence
poverty-stricken immigrants struggling to make ends meet
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That’s a long way from living in motels and stealing steaks from grocery stores during his more humble days of being poverty-stricken.
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s a long way from living in motels and stealing steaks from grocery stores during his more humble days of being poverty-stricken.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
The neighborhood surrounding it is poverty-stricken, forcing families without cars to frequent the store.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
At the time, Whitechapel was poverty-stricken and overcrowded, with over 76,000 people populating its dilapidated avenues and dwellings.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s a long way from living in motels and stealing steaks from grocery stores during his more humble days of being poverty-stricken.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
The neighborhood surrounding it is poverty-stricken, forcing families without cars to frequent the store.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
At the time, Whitechapel was poverty-stricken and overcrowded, with over 76,000 people populating its dilapidated avenues and dwellings.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Poverty-stricken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty-stricken. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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