poverty-stricken
Example Sentences
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The decision means there will be more preventable deaths in the 17 poverty-stricken counties along Interstate 95 that constitute the Corridor of Shame, Brown said.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024
Porter had dropped out of junior college and entered the Baltimore police academy in 2012, hoping to restore trust in law enforcement in the same poverty-stricken neighborhoods where he grew up.
From Slate • May 24, 2024
Her belief that all people are good comes into question after the cynical Harry shows her the poverty-stricken streets of Alexandria, from their well-heeled perch from high above.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023
He quit the band and was baptised in the River Jordan, then travelled to poverty-stricken areas of India to build orphanages.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023
Until 1996, there was a basic understanding that poverty-stricken mothers raising children should be afforded some minimal level of assistance with food and shelter.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
