poor person
Example Sentences
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They're so friendly and sweet, no matter the stature of the person, meaning you'd see the same smile on a very poor person as you would with a very rich person.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2024
“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
You’re absolutely freaking right that you shouldn’t be the example of a “good” poor person because being poor doesn’t define your value as a person.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 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
Kermit liked to linger and talk the ear off of the poor person who answered the door.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
