beggar
Example Sentences
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“My look was like a beggar, a homeless person. I had glasses on and very shabby clothes.”
From Washington Post
That this is the supposedly improved version of the musical that opened in London in August 2021 beggars the imagination.
From New York Times
How Liam Cooper had the nerve to question his subsequent booking, never mind the penalty he gave away for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's shirt practically off his back, beggars belief.
From BBC
Lawmakers denounced one another on the floor as “apes” and “beggars,” even coming to physical blows.
From New York Times
“I was convinced that he was homeless because only beggars wore torn clothes in North Korea,” she said.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
