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Examples of poverty in a Sentence
He was born in poverty.
There is a poverty of information about the disease.
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But Charlotte’s choice leads to a life of poverty; eighteen years later, her daughter, Corinna, also gives birth to a girl.
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The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In 2021, the child poverty rate dropped by nearly half compared with the year before, from 9.7% down to 5.2% — a historic low.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
For women, acquiring technology skills can be transformative, offering pathways out of poverty and toward financial independence.
—Bree Carriglio, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Overcomer members are expected to commit to a vow of poverty and donate their assets to the church, yet Carn says Mack seemed comfortably padded with cash.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
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The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In 2021, the child poverty rate dropped by nearly half compared with the year before, from 9.7% down to 5.2% — a historic low.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
For women, acquiring technology skills can be transformative, offering pathways out of poverty and toward financial independence.
—Bree Carriglio, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Overcomer members are expected to commit to a vow of poverty and donate their assets to the church, yet Carn says Mack seemed comfortably padded with cash.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for poverty
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“Poverty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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poverty
noun
pov·er·ty
ˈpäv-ərt-ē 
Medical Definition
poverty
noun
pov·er·ty
ˈpäv-ərt-ē
plural poverties
: debility due to malnutrition
evidence of poverty in calves
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