Sentence examples for as destitute from inspiring English sources

I came to America to escape persecution, but have found an unworkable system here that leaves me just as destitute as when I left Zimbabwe.

The share of households it classes as "destitute" dropped from 23% in 1992 to 16% in 1998.

The paper says the gangs are preying on the children of Nepalese refugees, as well as destitute Indian families.

But in the 1930s it played host to years of misery as destitute families, some on the brink of starvation, struggled along in search of work.

But EU leaders are also slowly coming to realise that it is better to absorb and rehabilitate the Balkan countries than to leave them behind on the platform, as destitute troublemakers.

In happier times – whatever that might mean for a city as destitute as Camden – local businesses on Haddon Avenue could at least rely on a bit of trade from those who made their money on the street.

The two lived almost as destitutes early this year in a Lighthouse Mission in Bellingham, Wash., a small city in the far northwest corner of the country.

They were living as destitutes and relied on relief aid from the government and other development agents.

The state refers to her as a destitute person.

Revenge may be frowned upon, viewed as morally destitute, papered over with platitudes about living well.

North Korea, Mr. Gates said, had a choice: "To continue as a destitute, international pariah, or chart a new course".