impoverished

Example Sentences

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"Impoverished households are especially susceptible to climate shocks as many depend on highly vulnerable sectors such as agriculture and informal labor," the report said.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Impoverished Liberia does not have crime statistics or arrest records, so our data on the men’s behavior was self-reported.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

Impoverished Afghanistan is still struggling with a major debt burden and insufficient supplies, made worse after the Taliban's takeover in August.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2022

Impoverished and marred by corruption after years of wars in the 1990s, many Balkan countries have pushed environmental issues to the sidelines.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2021

Impoverished in resources, exhausted by the loss of the flower of their youth, demoralized by the reaction from feverish strife, the forces of disintegration had set in in the United States between 1783 and 1787.

From The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)