Sentence examples for In penury from inspiring English sources

The second group live in penury.

It is not just pensioners in penury.

Olympians die in penury and in want of medical attention.

Donated goods might also change the balance of forces that has kept health care in penury.

YANJI, China — Like many North Koreans, the construction worker lived in penury.

Even Barnet have the macabre fascination of watching a legend, Edgar Davids, in penury.

His mother, in penury, sold box lunches in Guayaquil to make ends meet.

A haughty man, he antagonized his patrons and lived his last years in penury.

Half of the population is in penury, and half is under 16 years old.

The years of his youth are lost; his father has died in penury.

"They have the money and they think we are in penury".