Impoverished in a sentence

Almost all the victims, says Savell, are from the most impoverished and marginalized populations.

An AFP correspondent in the impoverished port city of Tripoli said men, women and children — mostly refugees from Syria but also about 50 Lebanese — were on board the vessel when it got into difficulty.

As a result, there are few development initiatives and a plethora of enterprises that inflate labour capital, keeping the impoverished class under the authority of the wealthy.

As the number of people affected by it decreases, those who are left behind are more and more likely to be isolated, marginalised, stigmatised and impoverished.

Beef is one of impoverished Nicaragua’s largest exports.

Born Leroy Calliste to Elcina, a market vendor, and her husband, George, in San Fernando in the south of Trinidad, he had a humble upbringing in the most impoverished part of town.

British police said all the victims, who ranged in age from 15 to 44, came from impoverished villages in Vietnam and were believed to have paid smugglers to take them on a risky journey to better lives abroad.

Concerns are high because Rakhine is a largely impoverished and isolated state, which in recent years has been the site of widespread political violence.

He emphasised that the advantages of schemes under the double engine government extended to the underprivileged and impoverished serve as a token of gratitude to Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.

He grew up on the impoverished Rosebud Reservation and never forgot where he came from.

He quips that he embraced the stereotype of being an impoverished African who needs aid when he arrived at the company he joined in the US.

High inflation, according to the World Bank, meant that around 850,000 Ghanaians have become impoverished due to the effect of high price inflation on their purchasing power in relation to basics: food, fuels and utilities.

Impoverished countries don't have condoms and the pill.

In Abahlali baseMjondolo, a movement of impoverished urban people, the phrase umhlaba noma ukufa (land or death) is now commonly used in meetings.

In the medium-run, rebuilding schools for the youngsters of the impoverished region needs to be a priority, as acknowledged by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.

It's hardly an impoverished corner of London, as a recent visit as part of our London365 series showed, with it being branded by some locals as the 'yummy mummy' capital of the city.

Kinshasa, a large and impoverished city of more than 10 million people, is getting a face lift ahead of the papal visit.

Many of the mostly impoverished penitents undergo the ritual to atone for sins, pray for the sick or for a better life, and give thanks for miracles.

Militant infiltration from Gaza, an impoverished enclave home to 2.3 million people, has been rare since Hamas took control in 2007, leading to Israel's crippling blockade.

Much of northern Uganda remains lush but sparsely populated and impoverished, attracting investors who desire the land mostly for its potential to sustain the charcoal business.