poverty-stricken
Use Poverty-stricken in a sentence
ər adjective
suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.
Origin:
1795–1805
1795–1805
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| poverty-stricken | |
| —adj | |
| suffering from extreme poverty | |
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Poverty-stricken
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Example sentences
For a poverty-stricken community increasingly under siege, religious faith served as both a solace and essential bond.
Traditional stereotypes of blighted and dangerous poverty-stricken areas don't necessarily apply.
But the humor does not negate the poverty-stricken environment or complex relationships.
Poverty-stricken nuclear scientists with their weapons know-how became targets for bribery.
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