breadline

Example Sentences

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Myles and Creevy play a successful business owner and her new "down on her luck" cleaner who is living on the breadline, Barry said.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Badenoch said she opposed that decision, arguing it would mean pensioners "on the breadline" would miss out.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 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