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

"If there is compensation, it should be equally balanced between those who need it - those on the breadline and in rural parts of the country."

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

The urban poor keep out of the breadline by money.

From Rural Problems of Today by Groves, Ernest R. (Ernest Rutherford)