chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skint
Adjective
  • These navigators link impoverished Floridians with the network of religious and community organizations that support them and teach them how to take of themselves, according to Hope Florida’s supporters.
    Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
  • On the idyllic shores of the once popular tourist hot spot Inle Lake, in southern Shan state, the earthquake destroyed hundreds of bamboo houses on stilts occupied by impoverished villagers, according to aid workers.
    Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a real debate to be had about what responsibility better-off neighborhoods like Hyde Park have to help solve humanitarian problems that often are laid at the feet of poorer areas.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Job loss also results in people experiencing higher levels of depressive symptoms, poor health, loss of social support, and disruption of social and family ties, according to Jennie E Brand, author of The Far-Reaching Impact of Job Loss and Unemployment.
    Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The match-up broke ratings records, with nearly 128 million viewers tuning in, according to Nielsen.
    Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Fake Wedding follows two broke singles who throw a fake wedding to cash in on the registry and the very real problems the make-believe couple encounters.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary 2001 film about a performer at the famed Parisian nightclub who falls in love with a penniless composer comes to life onstage in March 2026.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Regan befriended Bridger, who died in 1881 blind and penniless after living his final years in Westport, and rubbed shoulders with the James brothers.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • If Amy Carnevale is getting paid by the press release, the party will be bankrupt again soon.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
  • More: Trump pardons Trevor Milton, founder of bankrupt truck maker Nikola convicted of fraud Federal prosecutors had said as cryptocurrencies proliferate, companies engaged in the virtual economy become critical gatekeepers to ensure markets are fair, efficient and secure.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Skint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skint. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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