Sentence examples for a poor from inspiring English sources

The part of a sentence "a poor" is not correct and cannot be used in written English.
The word "poor" should always be preceded by an article (such as "a" or "the") or a possessive pronoun (such as "my" or "their"). Example of correct usage: "She felt sorry for the poor man begging on the street corner." Example of incorrect usage: "She felt sorry for poor man begging on the street corner."

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(a) Poor nutrition.

16th: A poor day.

A poor persons' revolution.

He is a poor executive.

Why risk a poor comparison?

That proved a poor calculation.

I made a poor decision.

"Fibanserin was a poor antidepressant.

He's such a poor Catholic.

You're not a poor man".

Romo made a poor throw.

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