pauper

Example Sentences

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A Nigerian mum might say: 'Do you want to live your life as a pauper forever?'

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

It also helped that Crawford was not exactly a pauper and got only marginally outspent in a race that saw over $107 million in expenditures.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2025

He kept a stash of money sewed into his ragged coat and conveniently escaped for a hot bath and a good meal while pretending to pass as a pauper.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

But if family didn’t exist or was unable to help, then the local parish could publicly auction the care of the pauper, or poor person.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Deng Yi-yi, no longer dressed like a pauper, was smiling at us.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang