English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Poverty" in Example Sentences
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680376	Some people blame poverty for crime.	Source_VOA	1
1979236	I lived in poverty.	Guybrush88
681772	Tom grew up in poverty.	Source_VOA
303175	Poverty drove him to steal.	CM
2268120	The family lived in poverty.	_undertoad
992006	Poverty is the root of all evil.	CK
270504	People struggled against poverty.	CM
274931	Many diseases result from poverty.	CM
702387	He attributes his poverty to bad luck.	darinmex
282782	Crime has often been related to poverty.	CK
681771	My neighborhood is threatened by poverty.	Source_VOA
274830	Many countries have problems with poverty.	Nero
318541	Poverty is still the major cause of crime.	jakov
318564	Poverty prevented him from attending school.	CK
271497	The government promised to wipe out poverty.	CM
681416	The country's main social problem is poverty.	Source_VOA
318538	Poverty had taught him to stand on his own feet.	CM
318539	Poverty sometimes drives people to commit crimes.	CK
318535	Poverty prevented him from continuing his studies.	CK
276023	The issue of Third World poverty is very pressing.	CM
267921	Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice and poverty.	CM
1113841	46 million Americans lived under the poverty line in 2010.	Scott
270345	It was the increase in population that caused the poverty.	Dejo
703350	I'd rather live in peaceful poverty than in wealth and fear.	papabear
681773	Millions of people were living in poverty after the earthquake.	Source_VOA
267919	Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty and so on.	CM
322706	Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.	CM
275900	The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.	CK
847243	"When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window" is a saying as old as it is sad.	Source_Benedict_1921
1296473	Investment in education is undoubtedly the only effective way to bring a country out of poverty.	CM
320219	The affluence of the United States is often contrasted with the poverty of undeveloped countries.	CM
847258	Poverty does more to bring out the worst in people and conceal the best than anything else in the world.	Source_Benedict_1921