Sentence examples for became poor from inspiring English sources

After the war, Lee became poor and couldn't pay his medical bills".

The great-grandfather had been redesignated a Hutu, Theresa explained, because he became poor.

The result was that the independent bookshops closed down and authors became poor.

"When people's income fell after the crash, lots of them became poor," Mr. Frenkel said.

A million more Americans became poor last year, even as the super-wealthy became much richer.

Maddison's estimates also appear in their work explaining why poor colonies became rich, and rich colonies became poor.

Pensioners and civil servants became poorer.

Over the same period, the bottom 60 percent actually became poorer.

And all the while, the people became poorer.

The country's debt exploded as the rich became richer and the poor became poorer.

They would vote for independence even if they became poorer as a result.