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How do you use Poorhouse in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like establishment, plus the exact meaning.

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Poorhouse in a sentence

Poorhouse meaning

  1. A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
  2. A workhouse.

Synonyms of Poorhouse

establishment

Related words

Other words often associated with Poorhouse or its synonyms:

start structure constitution institution beginning body organisation governance commencement construction formation brass

Using Poorhouse

  • The main meaning on this page is: A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged. | A workhouse.
  • Useful related words include: establishment.
  • In the example corpus, poorhouse often appears in combinations such as: the poorhouse.

Context around Poorhouse

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

becomes 1× road 1×

Sentence patterns with Poorhouse

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

awry the poorhouse becomes home 1× in a poorhouse 1× into the poorhouse and a 1× the poorhouse road area 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but when things 1× keep ranting donald 1× the marriage was 1× the poorhouse road 1×

Common sentence endings:

and a cell 1× chapman she added 1× in a poorhouse 1× poorhouse becomes home 1×

Words around Poorhouse

Just before it in the word index:

poorest 476 poorer 473 poore 13 pooran 40 pooram 2 poora 3

Just after it in the word index:

poori 3 poorly 1.475 poorman 4 poorna 4 poorness 4 poornima 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Poorhouse

  • In this selection, "poorhouse" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, becomes and road stand out and add context to how "poorhouse" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include awry the poorhouse becomes home and in a poorhouse. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "poorhouse" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with poorhouse

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But when things go awry… the poorhouse becomes home. (9 words)

Keep ranting Donald - you'll talk your way right into the poorhouse and a cell. (15 words)

The Poorhouse Road area off U.S. Highway 31 has fiber to homes, as do Ebenezer Road, Georgiana and Chapman, she added. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The marriage was an unhappy one, and it is revealed that her daughter was left as Colonel Brandon's ward when he found his lost love dying in a poorhouse. (30 words)

The Poorhouse Road area off U.S. Highway 31 has fiber to homes, as do Ebenezer Road, Georgiana and Chapman, she added. (22 words)

Keep ranting Donald - you'll talk your way right into the poorhouse and a cell. (15 words)

Example sentences (4)

But when things go awry… the poorhouse becomes home.

Keep ranting Donald - you'll talk your way right into the poorhouse and a cell.

The Poorhouse Road area off U.S. Highway 31 has fiber to homes, as do Ebenezer Road, Georgiana and Chapman, she added.

The marriage was an unhappy one, and it is revealed that her daughter was left as Colonel Brandon's ward when he found his lost love dying in a poorhouse.

Common combinations with poorhouse

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "poorhouse" in a sentence?
An example: "But when things go awry… the poorhouse becomes home." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "poorhouse" from authentic English texts.
What does "poorhouse" mean?
Poorhouse means: A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
What are synonyms of "poorhouse"?
Common synonyms of "poorhouse" include: establishment.
How many example sentences with "poorhouse" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "poorhouse", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.