Words similar to downtrodden

Example sentences for: downtrodden

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He joins a tiny public-interest group representing the poor and downtrodden.
This hagiography, produced by Sonny Bono's widow, includes the mandatory scene of the downtrodden composer working out his masterpieces.
Months after his pronouncement, he ousted and replaced Stambolic as head of Serbia's Communist Party, accusing him of not being supportive enough of downtrodden Serbs.
Once a tight-knit but downtrodden blue-collar community, the hometown of Bruce Springsteen has become a wealthy, yuppified commercial district, with lots of jobs, high taxes, and a fleet of SUVs.
You know--concern for the world's poor and downtrodden?