This page shows Poor in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like rich or bust. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

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Poor in a sentence

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Poor meaning

  1. With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
  2. Of low quality.
  3. Worthy of pity.

Synonyms of Poor

rich stone-broke skint bust broke unfortunate wretched pitiful pitiable piteous pathetic misfortunate miserable hapless stony-broke

Example sentences (20)

In a statement from her office, Lambie said it would “make university life harder for poor kids and poor parents”.

Despite poor health care system, poor water and sanitation systems, food insecurity are also causes for concern.

That’s because when the pope speaks about being ‘poor’, he is referring to the spirit that often comes with being poor.

PM Modi, the son of a poor tea seller, took care of 80 crore poor people in the country by giving free ration.

The greatest risk will be for poor people in poor countries who have a much higher burden of existing illness.

A Quebec government study found that of McGill’s buildings on its two campuses are in poor or very poor shape.

Visibility ranges between good and poor, with poor visibility on highways in the Miramichi, Woodstock and Bathurst areas.

Thirdly, the average change in the poverty rate (the proportion of people who are poor) depends on who is classified as poor.

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These desperately poor areas are still packed with people either too poor, scared, or unwilling to flee.

Governance in Nigeria is very poor and the worst levels of poor governance are found at the State and local government levels.

Pasture and range conditions rated 8 percent very poor, 17 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 36 percent good and 5 percent excellent.

Amidst the increase in temperature, the AQI has consistently remained either 'poor' or 'very poor'.

Maybe that's so, but those poor people chose to be poor, while our lawmakers chose to be righteous.

The title then launched to a host of technical issues as well as poor design choices, garnering poor reviews and the dismay of fans.

Pasture and range conditions rated 4% very poor, 18% poor, 33% fair, 36% good, and 9% excellent.

The push factors, according to them are inadequate equipment, worsening insecurity, poor working conditions, and poor salary structure.

Going that route will be like going back to the dark ages when 95% of the people were poor and the 5% who were rich stole from the poor.

Bad music players, messy libraries, poor quality, and poor listening equipment are a few of the problems that will ruin your experience.

Winter wheat condition rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 24% fair, 55% good, and 18% excellent.

A poor person who is a relative receives precedence over a poor person who is unrelated.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "poor" in a sentence?
An example: "In a statement from her office, Lambie said it would “make university life harder for poor kids and poor parents”." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "poor" from real English texts.
What does "poor" mean?
Poor means: With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
What are synonyms of "poor"?
Common synonyms of "poor" include: rich, stone-broke, skint, bust, broke, unfortunate, wretched, pitiful. Plus 7 more synonyms.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "poor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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