dirt poor
Example Sentences
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“We were dirt poor so I couldn’t afford to go to the movies often,” he told the AP in 1998.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023
He had grown up dirt poor in what is now South Korea, then occupied by Japan.
From Science Magazine • May 3, 2023
Lucy grew up dirt poor and suffered a lot from her parents’ bad choices, so being an intelligent person she has always been very savvy about saving and cautious about spending.
From Slate • Sep. 23, 2022
He made it to Vienna but found himself officially stateless - dirt poor and unable to speak the language in a Europe awash with refugees.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2020
She and Glen were dirt poor, but Marsha had always compensated for the things she couldn’t give her kids by giving them all of her heart.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
