Sentence examples for up a very poor from inspiring English sources

I was a bit of a delinquent growing up, a very poor student — I nearly failed several grades before dropping out of high school and getting a G.E.D.

I was a bit of a delinquent growing up, a very poor student—I nearly failed several grades before dropping out of high school and getting a G.E.D.

"It has a lot to do with where I grew up because I did grow up in a very poor country, in Guatemala.

"We came out second half, we didn't turn up, we didn't get going, we end up on our back foot, we concede bad goals and we end up looking a very poor team second half.

Pavillion introduced me to Muneton, 49, who grew up in "a very poor family" in São Paulo.

I grew up in a very poor neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, but my parents still sent me to school.

When she failed to get into her preferred programs — English and forestry — she read philosophy and "ended up with a very poor degree, a third".

Tells about his background: he grew up in a very poor home in the summer resort of Wildwood, N.J. & had lived in Bklyn on & off for 2 years.

They try to do everything, but they end up doing a very poor job," Skates explains.

"I grew up in a very poor neighborhood, raised by a single mother, and my love affair with tech began when I realized that it was a huge equalizer," said Scott of her inspiration.

Because of my humble beginnings, growing up in a very poor area of New Mexico myself, with every employee I've been able to add, I can see a family unit's future improving.