down-and-out
Example Sentences
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Much to my surprise, Radcliffe more than steps up as a down-and-out documentarian inserted into the life of a disgraced football star grasping for a comeback.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
As the most dismal, down-and-out franchise of the past half-century aimed to clinch the NBA Finals, the Knicks flirted with disaster yet again and fell behind by 15 points in the second half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
That typified The Times’ approach to the down-and-out well into the 20th century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
"These are a group of elderly down-and-out thieves, they're always broke, they're forever involved in convoluted plans… and they're facing a huge celebrity and they don't even know who she is."
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
Mr. Pickwell had brought home a down-and-out shoe salesman in sore need of sympathy and a good meal.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
