poor relation
Example Sentences
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Bayswater was long considered the poor relation of its ultradesirable London neighbors Notting Hill and Marylebone, but new development is driving up home prices in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Though it can seem the poor relation of “real” television, the game show has a long history with the medium.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023
With health services already at tipping point, those working in social care are reminding the public that social care has been the poor relation for decades.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2021
Diagnostics has been the poor relation to drugs and vaccines for years, as governments are now realising to their cost.
From The Guardian • May 1, 2020
Mrs. Brightman despises her husband's profession in her heart; she despises me as belonging to it, I suppose, and as a poor relation.
From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry
