dirt poor
Example Sentences
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He had grown up dirt poor in what is now South Korea, then occupied by Japan.
From Science Magazine • May 3, 2023
"Patients who were put in there were dirt poor," said Clare Blackmore, one of the volunteers.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2023
“When I grew up dirt poor, museums were not for me,” said Eggers, who has been with the Burke for seven years now.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022
She says she grew up dirt poor on a pig farm in Alabama, but rose to be the first in her family to complete college, and she served in the armed forces reserves.
From Slate • May 15, 2022
The problem was that her family was dirt poor.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
