penniless

Example Sentences

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Penniless and walking with a cane since suffering a brain haemorrhage himself several years ago, he says there aren't many places for him.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Penniless and homeless, Mezhevyi was at first relieved that the children were at least being cared for.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

Penniless when he immigrated to the United States from Armenia in 2004, Sargsyan settled in Glendale, home to a large Armenian diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Penniless, Southworth returned to teaching, this time in the D.C. public schools.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2016

"It's two," I said, "Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless."

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath