Example Sentences

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Impecuniosity approached him again with no vague menace; kicked him brutally out of his ostrich-like attitude.

From An Engagement of Convenience A Novel by Zangwill, Louis

Of Shyness here’s a lump—A hole for Animosity—And like my fist his bumpOf Impecuniosity.

From More Bab Ballads by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir

Impecuniosity and broken boots are the lot of the unsuccessful middle class, and the commonplaces of the early struggles of the professional and younger son class.

From Back to Methuselah by Shaw, Bernard