down-and-out
Example Sentences
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"These are a group of elderly down-and-out thieves, they're always broke, they're forever involved in convoluted plans… and they're facing a huge celebrity and they don't even know who she is."
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
After back-to-back losses to good teams, the Commanders take out their frustrations on the down-and-out Cowboys.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
Still, in fast-growing Florida, that problem does not necessarily produce down-and-out neighborhoods: Residents who can’t afford to make repairs are forced to sell at bargain prices to investors who can.
From Slate • Oct. 9, 2024
Attorneys for Washington, 59, have said prosecutors brought a thin and illogical case against a down-and-out drinker who was anything but angry toward the famous friend who supported him.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024
She still shops at the dollar stores in Englewood, her old down-and-out neighborhood.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
