- past tense form of impoverish.
- past participle of impoverish.
impoverished
Example Sentences
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At the time Ali lived in Huriwaa, an impoverished district in the north of Mogadishu.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
It has also co-opted the economy, so that Sudan’s many riches bankroll the belligerents even as most Sudanese are impoverished.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
In 1945 America was wealthy and powerful, Europe impoverished and weak.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
In 1971, he said that by “the year 2000 the United Kingdom will be simply a small group of impoverished islands, inhabited by some 70 million hungry people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
In 1916, a dozen years after Booker T. Washington proclaimed Durham the "City of Negro Enterprises," the county’s black schools were so impoverished that even a white school inspector was outraged.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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