penniless
Example Sentences
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Cardiff Crown Court heard on Thursday Nasir, freed in January, could not pay any more because she was on benefits and all but penniless.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
When butcher Asser Levy died in Colonial New York, he had gone from penniless immigrant to successful businessperson by meeting the booming city’s food needs.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Ms. Ypi tells us that the two had been close enough for her grandfather to once offer to settle the penniless Hoxha’s debts with his Parisian landlady.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Since he’s secretly penniless, Coop keeps up the posture of affluence.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
They were penniless, so deep in debt that they were all but buried alive by it, only for the butcher to offer a hand, and a house, and food enough for them all.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
