poor relation
Example Sentences
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Bayswater was long considered the poor relation of its ultradesirable London neighbors Notting Hill and Marylebone, but new development is driving up home prices in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Though it can seem the poor relation of “real” television, the game show has a long history with the medium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
The chairwoman of the CCC adaptation committee, Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, said work on adapting to changes in the climate was the "poor relation" of the net zero targets feted by governments.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2022
Diagnostics has been the poor relation to drugs and vaccines for years, as governments are now realising to their cost.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2020
But the advice we could not throw away; it stuck to us like a poor relation.
From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian
