pennilessness
Example Sentences
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I’d spent an hour moaning over my latte about my state of pennilessness when my friend interrupted to ask whether I planned on entering my book in the new Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript award.
From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2013
She had wanted to wear her sister’s elaborate wedding dress, but their pennilessness called for something less formal.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
To his dire and utter pennilessness, Cousin Tryphena's tiny income seemed a fortune.
From Hillsboro People by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
His impulse is to be chivalrous, for chivalry is not regulated by income nor deadened by pennilessness.
From The Leaven in a Great City by Betts, Lillian William
She knew that he could not marry Lucy, because of her pennilessness and his indebtedness; and therefore she had taken the trouble to see Lucy with the view of making things straight on that side.
From The Eustace Diamonds by Trollope, Anthony
