Examples of poverty in a Sentence
He was born in poverty.
There is a poverty of information about the disease.
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Despite abundant natural wealth, six out of 10 Liberians live in poverty, according to the World Bank, and Liberia is among the world's 10 poorest nations.
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arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
One major source of funding for Wisconsin is the Every Student Succeeds Act, which broadly aims to reduce achievement gaps by providing funds to schools with high concentrations of students living in poverty.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
In some cases, like Texas Tech, it’s been the rich lifting their favorite school out of poverty.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 11 July 2025
With an unemployment rate of 11.4 percent, the city also reported a median household income of around $38,000 after cost-of-living adjustments and a poverty rate of 31.5 percent.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
One major source of funding for Wisconsin is the Every Student Succeeds Act, which broadly aims to reduce achievement gaps by providing funds to schools with high concentrations of students living in poverty.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
In some cases, like Texas Tech, it’s been the rich lifting their favorite school out of poverty.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 11 July 2025
With an unemployment rate of 11.4 percent, the city also reported a median household income of around $38,000 after cost-of-living adjustments and a poverty rate of 31.5 percent.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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“Poverty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
poverty
noun
pov·er·ty
ˈpäv-ərt-ē 
Medical Definition
poverty
noun
pov·er·ty
ˈpäv-ərt-ē
plural poverties
: debility due to malnutrition
evidence of poverty in calves
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