dispossessed
adjective
dis·pos·sessed
ˌdis-pə-ˈzest 
also -ˈsest
: deprived of homes, possessions, and security
Examples of dispossessed in a Sentence
The organization helps dispossessed people rebuild their lives.
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The remnants reflected the lives of dispossessed and displaced people.
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Dallas News, 19 May 2022
Conover keeps his readers waiting for too long, almost half the book, before saying anything about how the San Luis Valley came to be a magnet for the dispossessed.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
Burly yet soft-spoken, Elber has served as a political operative for three decades in the dispossessed, largely black communities of the Chocó.
—Jason Motlagh, Outside Online, 19 July 2016
Otherwise, this is what the land looked like millennia ago when it was settled by the Esalen tribe, Big Sur’s first dispossessed people.
—Josh Marcus, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2019
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Dallas News, 19 May 2022
Conover keeps his readers waiting for too long, almost half the book, before saying anything about how the San Luis Valley came to be a magnet for the dispossessed.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
Burly yet soft-spoken, Elber has served as a political operative for three decades in the dispossessed, largely black communities of the Chocó.
—Jason Motlagh, Outside Online, 19 July 2016
Otherwise, this is what the land looked like millennia ago when it was settled by the Esalen tribe, Big Sur’s first dispossessed people.
—Josh Marcus, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2019
See all Example Sentences for dispossessed
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“Dispossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispossessed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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