impoverish
Example Sentences
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The impoverished Central American nation of 11 million people relies heavily on the remittances sent by migrants working in the U.S.
“The Worlds I See” is also a scientific autobiography, a compelling account of Li’s personal and intellectual journey from the impoverished circumstances of a Chinese immigrant family life to a wealthy and world-leading university lab.
From Los Angeles Times
Around 35 percent of Nigeria's gold deposits lie beneath impoverished northwestern villages, according to Ismail Suleiman, who owns a mining company that extracts minerals across the northwest.
From Barron's
The impoverished local Nama community living amid the environmental degradation in the far north-west of South Africa – also known as Namaqualand - wonder what has happened to the riches their land has yielded.
From BBC
Related: ‘She’ll let him live there for free’: My sister wants to buy our impoverished brother’s house.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
