underprivileged
Example Sentences
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It lets institutions continue to support underprivileged students as long as those efforts use “race-neutral criteria such as family income, geographic location, first-generation status, individual hardship, military family status, or academic achievement.”
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
"And a majority of them are from underprivileged castes and communities. Anyone who can afford sends their children to private school," he adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Many of his lyrics lament the conditions of the downtrodden and underprivileged, pointing out the injustices in the way man treats his fellow man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
If Infantino somehow pushes through his scheme to sell shares in the World Cup, he will do so — believe it or not — by casting himself as a defender of the downtrodden and underprivileged.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
When we get back home, I vow I shall give all my very best books to the underprivileged, once I have read them.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
