become poorer
Example Sentences
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If wars destroy wealth or scarce oil drives up production costs, the world’s economies will become poorer.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Since then, official data shows the area has become poorer still and last May, people decided to toss the political dice once more by voting Reform.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
“The rich have become richer, and the poor have become poorer — a group I now belong to,” said Mondabric, the Le Pen voter in Béziers.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022
Subsequently, poor neighborhoods become poorer, and residents’ relationships with social institutions meant to alleviate poverty and inequality — like the criminal legal system — deteriorate.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022
If by freeing the villagers you become poorer, then, Thaddeus, you will be all the dearer to my heart.
From Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Noyes, George Rapall
