poor person
Example Sentences
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“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
"In the wealthiest society in the world, we could give every poor person a voucher," McClure said.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2022
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
Yes, but it takes a determined and not too terribly poor person to find it.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
