the underprivileged

noun

: poor or disadvantaged people
We have to find ways to help the underprivileged.

Examples of the underprivileged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The earmark of a great nation is how its people treat the destitute or the underprivileged who began life in figurative chains. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024 His relentless advocacy for solutions that uplift the underprivileged positions him as an ideal candidate to bridge the chasms that separate us. Matthew Beers, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024 Although she is portrayed as divisive, Chisholm also shows perseverance in pursuing her goals against the odds and standing up for the underprivileged. Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024 District 2 – Madison Nguyen During her nine years on the San Jose City Council, Nguyen was independent and fiscally prudent, with a compassion for the underprivileged that stems from growing up in a family of Vietnam refugees who arrived here with next to nothing. Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024 Does Jacobs’ sympathy for the underprivileged extend to Palestinians? Isaac Lozano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023 There, the underprivileged dead are processed into nascent tree saplings, then shifted to an ominously unspecified location. Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023

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“The underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underprivileged. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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