underprivileged

Example Sentences

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More than 400 underprivileged neighbourhoods and villages are visited each month, sites often overlooked by public health services.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“The evidence also shows that children, especially needy or underprivileged children, are not the recipients of the proceeds of the donations,” the ruling states.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The casualties include Bijay Ghimere, the first mountaineer from Nepal's underprivileged Hindu Dalit community to scale Mount Everest.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The American system of philanthropy is partly responsible for museums, hospitals, schools and relief for the country’s underprivileged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

When we get back home, I vow I shall give all my very best books to the underprivileged, once I have read them.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver