be impoverished
Example Sentences
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But our way of existing will be impoverished in the process.
From Scientific American • Jul. 12, 2023
Will they be impoverished by the roads paved, bridges repaired, airports upgraded, high-speed rail links built?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021
Your average kid is way more likely to be impoverished than your average adult.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2018
“You don’t want to be impoverished because your mother has cancer. It’s already bad enough that your mom has cancer.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2016
The school must have new blood, or it will soon be impoverished and in time die.
From Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman