fortuneless
Example Sentences
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Is life richer with a fortuneless love match, or with all the wealth in the world and a stable union devoid of romantic passion?
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
She knew that Lesbia had loved her fortuneless suitor; and she did not know that the wound was cured, even by a season in the little-great world of Cannes.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
There was a small life-insurance settled upon Mrs. Lawrence, and the children would be fortuneless.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
Yes, Lesbia loved this fortuneless knight; but she loved herself and her prospects of promotion still better.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
"No wonder," he thought, "if, courted by the son of a proud and powerful baron, she can no longer spare a word or look to the poor fortuneless page."
From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir