Explore Indigence through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like need or penury. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Indigence in a sentence
Indigence meaning
Extreme poverty or destitution.
Using Indigence
- The main meaning on this page is: Extreme poverty or destitution.
- Useful related words include: need, penury, pauperism, pauperization.
Context around Indigence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indigence
- In this selection, "indigence" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, claim stand out and add context to how "indigence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include certificate of indigence a requirement and longer in indigence he caused. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indigence" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indigence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some justice courts already hold ability-to-pay hearings for debtors who claim indigence. (14 words)
If the clerk finds that an applicant meets the threshold for indigence, some fees may be waived. (17 words)
While the men strive to lift themselves from indigence, they soon find themselves intertwined with supernatural entities, leading to catastrophic results. (21 words)
But this pious man had compassion on them, and determining that they should remain no longer in indigence, he caused them all to be assembled, put on board vessels, and sunk in the sea. (34 words)
They immediately sought help from the Public Attorney’s Office but the barangay did not issue a certificate of indigence, a requirement to avail of their free legal assistance. (29 words)
For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
Some justice courts already hold ability-to-pay hearings for debtors who claim indigence.
If the clerk finds that an applicant meets the threshold for indigence, some fees may be waived.
While the men strive to lift themselves from indigence, they soon find themselves intertwined with supernatural entities, leading to catastrophic results.
They immediately sought help from the Public Attorney’s Office but the barangay did not issue a certificate of indigence, a requirement to avail of their free legal assistance.
But this pious man had compassion on them, and determining that they should remain no longer in indigence, he caused them all to be assembled, put on board vessels, and sunk in the sea.
For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many.