poor person
Example Sentences
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I recognize that extracting tithing from a millionaire is more materially fruitful than getting it from a poor person.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2023
“I am a poor person, a poor migrant living here in peace,” he said outside the embassy, where other Nigerians had begun camping, fearing for their safety.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
We found it absolutely hilarious to imagine some poor person spending their day at the office having to respond to a bunch of things some college students wrote at 3 a.m.
From Slate • Jan. 24, 2022
"This poor person just dissolved into tears and as she sobbed, she told me that I was the first person who had embraced her since her husband had died," he told BBC Radio Scotland.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2022
He didn’t want to look like a poor person.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
