- past tense form of impoverish.
- past participle of impoverish.
impoverished
Example Sentences
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The actors will soon slip into their 1967 costumes as the impoverished Greasers and the privileged Socs — and spend the next two hours hating each other onstage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bringing more of that metal into the mainstream could improve conditions for impoverished miners and increase lawful supplies at a time of near-record prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He was the genuine artifact, the son of an impoverished Minnesota miner; a lumberjack and a steelworker in his youth.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The outages which have sometimes lasted 12 to 48 hours have plunged those living in the deeply impoverished country into steaming darkness at night.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
He looked like an impoverished old man, one of those sad wandering souls who travel the provinces hawking their wares from door to door.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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