bread line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bread line
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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It’s another scuffle at a bread line and it appears that a bakery in Beirut has been illegally hoarding subsidized wheat imports.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
Her son was already on the bread line but the cost of living crisis has plunged him into poverty, she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2022
His first entrée into politics comes when he’s plucked from a bread line and offered $2 to fraudulently vote for the incumbent mayor.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2021
It might participate in a bread line during the Great Depression, create a funeral procession for Judy Garland, or rearrange 80 chairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2017
Quite often walked the streets all night and got coffee and rolls on the "bread line."
From The Social Work of the Salvation Army by Lamb, Edwin Gifford
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