chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skint
Adjective
  • Kicking Margulis and Dyson out of polite scientific society for these consensus violations would have impoverished science.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The nuances of being the older sibling, and especially the eldest daughter of an impoverished, fractured or immigrant family, are beginning to gain more traction in mainstream media.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But there is another concerning trend and area that has to be improved — their poor record on second balls.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The Heat holds a poor 9-24 record this season in games against teams currently with a winning record.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Hunter Biden plays the broke card in latest move to fight laptop scandal lawsuit.
    Fox News, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But the Democrats still do not get it, which is why Trump should come to their aid by diverting leftover USAID funds to the Democrat Party which is broke and on the verge of becoming as relevant in U.S. politics as Guatemala, Serbia and Egypt.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, not long after Sow arrived in early 2022, the school went out of business, leaving the 15-year-old homeless and penniless with nowhere to go.
    Steve Hartman, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Harper and Ullman said the younger women sometimes looked after elderly, infirm or penniless prisoners.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Previously prospectors poured fortunes into unproven wells hoping to strike it rich, only to end up bankrupt when the land was dry.
    Chris Groshong, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Ericsson purchased an industrial mixing machine from a bankrupt bakery in the north of Sweden for production.
    Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Skint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skint. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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