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Recent Examples of destitute After years of war and revolution, Nicaragua was destitute; there was no money for street signs. Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025 Millions of Syrian refugees reside in countries bordering Syria — Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan — and endure precarious conditions in crowded and destitute refugee camps. Avishay Artsy, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 That was, until big-hearted border officers took in these destitute immigrants, who found new lives in America as Selma and Lieu, Petunia and Peanut, Cupid, Penelope, Selena and Floyd. Lauren Villagran, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025 Then, in 1888, its acres were set aside for disabled and destitute veterans. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for destitute
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Adjective
  • With the dwarfs and bandits by her side, Snow White vows to reclaim her parents’ home and restore peace to her impoverished kingdom.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The homes are part of an ambitious five-year plan, announced in 2021, to build 50,000 additional apartments in Pyongyang, where residents’ quality of life is considerably higher than elsewhere in the impoverished country.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.
    Michael Abbott, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • This can manifest in poor financial behaviors like excessive credit card debt, minimal savings, or impulsive investment decisions.
    Shane Enete, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Long hours spent sitting at a desk, driving or looking at screens promote poor posture, where the upper back rounds forward, compressing the rib cage and restricting movement.
    Dana Santas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Hunter Biden plays the broke card in latest move to fight laptop scandal lawsuit.
    Fox News, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But the Democrats still do not get it, which is why Trump should come to their aid by diverting leftover USAID funds to the Democrat Party which is broke and on the verge of becoming as relevant in U.S. politics as Guatemala, Serbia and Egypt.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Destitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destitute. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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