How to Use poor in a Sentence
poor
adjective
- We were too poor to buy new clothes.
- It was a poor attempt at a joke.
- She couldn't read the sign because her vision was too poor.
- He is in poor condition.
- She has a poor vocabulary.
- The organization helps poor families.
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The illness that your poor mum died from is called Hellp.
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Hazlitt,
8 Nov. 2023
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All of this puts the U.S. well ahead of poorer nations.
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Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
26 July 2024
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Anything longer than that risks a poor fit, which can lead to water loss.
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Maya Polton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 May 2023
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What are the signs my pet is feeling the effects of poor air quality?
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Katie Bowlby,
Country Living,
8 June 2023
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So give the vacuum a break while the air quality is poor.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
Peoplemag,
8 June 2023
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Lake Charles, the nearest city, is home to about eighty thousand people, close to half of whom are Black and many of whom are poor.
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Bill McKibben,
The New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2023
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Conversely, a poor showing could force one or the other to end their bid.
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Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2024
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At first glance, topology would seem to be a poor fit for the problem of polling site placement.
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Lyndie Chiou,
WIRED,
21 Apr. 2024
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One poor finish in any of the first three rounds of the playoffs could doom a championship contender.
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Randy Covitz,
Kansas City Star,
3 May 2024
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Knack, whose career was in danger of stalling after a poor 2022, was briefly on their taxi squad prior to the break.
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Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
24 July 2023
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My parents were too poor to buy houses that were proximate to where the good schools were.
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Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2023
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Larson grew up poor and was homeschooled as a kid, spending a lot of time in her room, making things up.
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Carina Chocano,
Harper's BAZAAR,
23 Mar. 2023
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She was released early at age 69 because of poor health.
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Dante Chinni,
NBC News,
18 June 2023
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Wealthy people can be poor parents just like poor parents can be great ones.
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Shari F. Shink,
The Denver Post,
25 May 2024
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My poor wife took it upon herself to search for the wedding ring in dirty diapers.
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Alexandra Hurtado,
Peoplemag,
11 Sep. 2023
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This game isn’t very meaningful for either side, both of which enter in poor form.
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Nick Hennion,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2023
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The Reds’ poor defense was responsible for allowing two runs and kept the Marlins in the game.
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Charlie Goldsmith,
The Enquirer,
13 May 2023
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Rounds played in San Diego slipped 12 percent in the first quarter, likely because of poor weather.
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Mike Freeman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2023
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Coming off his third poor start in a row, Jon Gray sounded a lot like Leclerc trying to explain what’s gone wrong.
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Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas News,
4 May 2023
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That could cause more bouts of poor air quality in several cities.
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Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
25 July 2023
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Those instances weren’t on display in the prior matchups against the Lynx or in poor overall team performances in 2024.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
3 July 2024
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Perhaps Trump fired them to shake up his legal defenses, given how poor his track record in the courts has been up to this point.
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Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
9 June 2023
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When mice that were genetically modified to have Alzheimer's disease were given the compound, their previously poor performance in a maze improved to equal that of healthy mice.
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New Atlas,
8 Aug. 2024
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This can occur in people with diabetes, nerve damage, or poor blood circulation, as these issues can prevent them from noticing foot sores until they are already infected.
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Alex Yampolsky,
Verywell Health,
8 Aug. 2024
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