Example Sentences

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Bankrupted or debt-ridden servicemen are more likely to leave the service altogether, wasting manpower and weakening the military.

From US News • May 8, 2015

Germany Switzerland France Japan Canada Paying for Care Insured, but Bankrupted Anyway Medical bills are a major cause of personal bankruptcies in the United States, and proposed legislation isn't likely to change that.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2010

Not a night but some brown maiden Bettered all the dusk she strayed in, While the roses in her hair Bankrupted oblivion there.

From Songs from Vagabondia by Hovey, Richard