Definition of Poverty
the state of having little money or possessions
Examples of Poverty in a sentence
Living in severe poverty, the homeless man ate from garbage cans instead of the local café. 🔊
Students who are affected by poverty usually do worse in school than kids whose parents have plenty of money. 🔊
Even though the family lived in poverty and had few material things, they loved one another and made the best of their meager lives. 🔊
The poor girl worked hard to go to college and get a good paying job that would help her escape poverty. 🔊
Widespread poverty meant that no one in the poor town had much money for food or clothing. 🔊
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