breadline

Example Sentences

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When the tour’s over, I’m back on the breadline, honey.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Meanwhile, Laurence Guinness, head of London-based anti-poverty charity the Childhood Trust, said the high cost of living and families "on the breadline" had resulted in increased shoplifting offences.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2024

The true number of people on the breadline may be much higher.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Most clubs in Scotland live on the breadline, most supporters travel to watch their team more in hope than expectation of goals and victories.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

For two or three days he had been taking up his position among the beggars of the breadline, when once he caught sight of Roberto entering the barracks.

From The Quest by Goldberg, Isaac