destitute
Example Sentences
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My father, 75, is essentially destitute and in failing health.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
The Dominican nuns who run the kitchen prepare food for about 80 elderly or destitute people -- growing numbers of Cubans are forced to rummage through garbage bins for food -- each day.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Modi, as the Italian was affectionately called, was urbane, well-groomed and handsome, while Soutine was destitute, sickly and notoriously unwashed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The government is legally required to house asylum seekers if they would otherwise be destitute.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
The Fowls were not left destitute, far from it.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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