poor

Definition:
1. Having little money or few possessions.
2. Low in degree.
3. Unsatisfactory.

Use 'poor' in a sentence:

• 1. Poor bugger! His wife left him last week.
• 2. They provided food and shelter for the poor.
• 3. It is dangerous to generalize about the poor.
• 4. The poor old sod got the sack yesterday.
• 5. Visibility was poor.
• 6. Poor Emily. Her kinsfolk should come to her.
• 7. The organization dispenses free health care to the poor.
• 8. It's hungry ─ the poor little thing.
• 9. She was a champion of the poor all her life.
• 10. There once was a poor farmer who had four sons.
• 11. They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.
• 12. The rise in inflation was just one symptom of the poor state of the economy.
• 13. The poor man's down to his last $5.
• 14. He's in hospital again. Poor dab.
• 15. She's forever going on about how poor they are.
• 16. The harbour's sea defences are in poor condition.
• 17. Gently! You'll hurt the poor thing!
• 18. The country has a poor record on human rights.
• 19. There is no disgrace in being poor.
• 20. The most common complaint is about poor service.
• 21. The results implicate poor hygiene as one cause of the outbreak.
• 22. It's hungry—the poor little thing.
• 23. That band really was piss-poor.
• 24. He was a poor actor.
• 25. Rye is tolerant of poor, acid soils.
• 26. He passionately championed the poor.
• 27. He went on and on about how poor he was.
• 28. He's a poor draughtsman.
• 29. He dedicated his life to helping the poor.
• 30. Poor housing and unemployment are the main problems.
• 31. The poor chap's gone doolally.
• 32. She may be successful now, but she has known what it is like to be poor.
• 33. An inquest was held on the team's poor performance.
• 34. She's lost all her money, poor soul.
• 35. Her work was so poor that she was given the sack.
• 36. The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support.
• 37. He was contemptuous of the poor.
• 38. There was very poor reception on my phone.
• 39. I feel sorry for that poor child.
• 40. The tax increases will certainly hit the poor.
• 41. He died a poor man.
• 42. The poor little thing! It's lost its mother.
• 43. Don't strain your eyes by reading in poor light.
• 44. We need to try and narrow the health divide between rich and poor.
• 45. The poor child looks more dead than alive.
• 46. The idea was good, but the execution was poor.
• 47. He spoke angrily about the condition of the urban poor.
• 48. Poor old Willy is an incurable romantic.
• 49. We led a poor but happy enough existence as children.
• 50. "My poor wife!" he said, remorsefully.
• 51. Shares in the industry proved a poor investment.
• 52. It's among the poorer countries of the world.
• 53. Stores are getting desperate after two years of poor sales.
• 54. Do you have any idea what it means to be poor?
• 55. Too many poor people are living in overcrowded conditions.
• 56. They looked poor and unhealthy.
• 57. Even the poor have their pride.