poverty-stricken
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of poverty-stricken
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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He also represented Alex Saab, who American prosecutors said laundered money for Venezuela’s former strongman, Nicolás Maduro, and oversaw the importation of often-rotten food to a poverty-stricken country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Through his Pearl Fund, he is making a difference in the lives of orphaned, fatherless and poverty-stricken young people.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
I think if you take a camera into any rural area or area that's poverty-stricken, it's not gonna look pretty, but somehow we were special.
From Salon ● May 19, 2024
Her belief that all people are good comes into question after the cynical Harry shows her the poverty-stricken streets of Alexandria, from their well-heeled perch from high above.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
For Segre, a friend and collaborator of Enrico Fermi’s who was heading home to a professorship at Italy’s poverty-stricken University of Palermo, these pieces of radioactive shrapnel were priceless.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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