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Example sentences for: destitute

How can you use “destitute” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Salvation--hers and that of the destitute she rescued from the gutters--was her aim, not economic or social development as many others understand it, she said."
The deal brings Russia the chance to flex its slackened superpower muscles, but at the cost of providing shelter to Belarus' destitute population, bankrupt government, and bone-dry economy.
Meanwhile, ostensibly destitute Somali refugees led lucrative secret careers as black-market merchants of relief supplies.
Pros: No destitute hustlers lurking about (unless you count my friends), and I didn't have to leave the house.
I guess destitute people are pretty funny when you're federally subsidized.