breadline
Britishnoun
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a queue of people waiting for free food given out by a government agency or a charity organization
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impoverished; living at subsistence level
Vocabulary lists containing breadline
Example Sentences
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When the tour’s over, I’m back on the breadline, honey.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
The true number of people on the breadline may be much higher.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023
The rising rates are not just affecting people on the breadline or on social welfare, he added.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023
Di still has a couple of baby bank referrals for people who are on the breadline tonight.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023
For two or three days he had been taking up his position among the beggars of the breadline, when once he caught sight of Roberto entering the barracks.
From The Quest by Goldberg, Isaac
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