be impoverished
Example Sentences
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But our way of existing will be impoverished in the process.
From Scientific American • Jul. 12, 2023
Will they be impoverished by the roads paved, bridges repaired, airports upgraded, high-speed rail links built?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021
Your average kid is way more likely to be impoverished than your average adult.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2018
“You don’t want to be impoverished because your mother has cancer. It’s already bad enough that your mom has cancer.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2016
When this war is over the fighting countries will be impoverished by years of drain and waste.
From The War After the War by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
