pennilessness

Example Sentences

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I’d spent an hour moaning over my latte about my state of pennilessness when my friend interrupted to ask whether I planned on entering my book in the new Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript award.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2013

She had wanted to wear her sister’s elaborate wedding dress, but their pennilessness called for something less formal.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

To his dire and utter pennilessness, Cousin Tryphena's tiny income seemed a fortune.

From Hillsboro People by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield

To-morrow Helen might be mistress of a bonanza; to-morrow she might be, as she was to-night, a girl but briefly removed from pennilessness.

From The Desert Valley by Gregory, Jackson

They lived in dread of the pettiest casual expense, for the day of pennilessness was again approaching.

From New Grub Street by Gissing, George