breadline

Example Sentences

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She told the BBC she believed the pension credit threshold was too low and to qualify for it "you truly have to be on the breadline".

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Ministers often repeat that 100,000 children have been kept above the breadline by their policies, and the child payment is frequently lauded by charities.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

“Well, well!” says I. “So you didn’t hit the breadline, after all!”

From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Ford, Sewell