down-and-out

Example Sentences

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"These are a group of elderly down-and-out thieves, they're always broke, they're forever involved in convoluted plans… and they're facing a huge celebrity and they don't even know who she is."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Housing space was now just for patients, not simply down-and-out veterans.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Still, in fast-growing Florida, that problem does not necessarily produce down-and-out neighborhoods: Residents who can’t afford to make repairs are forced to sell at bargain prices to investors who can.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2024

But throughout baseball history, down-and-out teams with all the pressure removed have invariably proven pesky foes, and the A’s and Royals were no exceptions in August.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

She still shops at the dollar stores in Englewood, her old down-and-out neighborhood.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times