Examples of poverty in a Sentence
He was born in poverty.
There is a poverty of information about the disease.
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It’s been 14 years since the Census Bureau began issuing reports on poverty that factored in the cost of living.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Those who qualify have income at or below four times the federal poverty level of $32,150 for a family of four or have medical debt that is 5% or more of their income.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
Notably absent is a thorough discussion of how socioeconomic factors like poverty are the underlying drivers of why some children are faring so poorly.
—Will Stone, NPR, 22 May 2025
DSPs already work under immense pressure, often earning poverty wages despite doing work that is complex, personal and critical.
—Joseph MacBeth, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Those who qualify have income at or below four times the federal poverty level of $32,150 for a family of four or have medical debt that is 5% or more of their income.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
Notably absent is a thorough discussion of how socioeconomic factors like poverty are the underlying drivers of why some children are faring so poorly.
—Will Stone, NPR, 22 May 2025
DSPs already work under immense pressure, often earning poverty wages despite doing work that is complex, personal and critical.
—Joseph MacBeth, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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“Poverty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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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