poor

[pɔːr]

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.