Sentence examples for point of destitution from inspiring English sources

While cartel figures may hand out expensive gifts, Mr. Marthen Torres is providing what he calls "social services" — free cleanses to those who have been extorted to the point of destitution.

Meanwhile, Australian artist Nicholas Mangan's Nauru, Notes from a Cretaceous World is based on his expeditions to Nauru, a once-booming, phosphate-rich Pacific island that has been mined to the point of destitution.

At the global level, substantial progress has been made in dragging people out of destitution, and extending their lives.

Wars are usually not waged because of destitution.

Poorer people are facing destitution, perhaps a decade of destitution, felt by future generations".

"Last year I warned that we risk a decade of destitution.

For the rest of his life, he lived on the brink of destitution.

First of all, he notes the guitarist's obvious signs of destitution.

In various stories, Howard's characters teeter on the verge of destitution.

They lived in a mud house with little furniture and the constant fear of destitution.

Preserving the credit for all legal immigrants is crucial for fairness and keeping families out of destitution.