DESTITUTE in a Sentence

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35 example sentences for DESTITUTE, such as:

1. They've been practically destitute.
2. To this neighbourhood, then, I came, quite destitute.
3. Because they had no health insurance, the father's costly illness left the family destitute.
4. Why, when I found myself utterly destitute, I thought my old friends would, perhaps, assist me.
5. From that hour, she acquired an influence over the mind of the destitute child that she never lost.

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 Meanings and Examples of DESTITUTE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
destitute
 a.  extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
Classic Sentence: (34 in 3 pages)
1  And we look after the wives and families of some of the wounded who are destitute--yes, worse than destitute.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  They've been practically destitute.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
3  He gave thanks for our food and comfort, and prayed for the poor and destitute in great cities, where the struggle for life was harder than it was here with us.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: XII
4  As he was destitute of any other means of defense, his safety now depended entirely on bodily strength and resolution.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 7
5  It has already been stated that the upper half of the island was a naked rock, and destitute of any other defenses than a few scattered logs of driftwood.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
6  Bad as all slaveholders are, we seldom meet one destitute of every element of character commanding respect.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  The man who had addressed Haley, and who seemed not destitute of compassion, bought her for a trifle, and the spectators began to disperse.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  From that hour, she acquired an influence over the mind of the destitute child that she never lost.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
9  Some of the best people that ever lived have been as destitute as I am; and if you are a Christian, you ought not to consider poverty a crime.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
10  To this neighbourhood, then, I came, quite destitute.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
11  You are very kind, I am sure; and I wish with all my heart it may prove so, for else they will be destitute enough.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13
12  The hungry and destitute situation of the infant orphan was duly reported by the workhouse authorities to the parish authorities.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
13  This done, he led the way into the apartment; which was destitute of all movables save a broken arm-chair, and an old couch or sofa without covering, which stood behind the door.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
14  They must have powerful motives for a secret residence, or be reduced to a destitute condition indeed, who seek a refuge in Jacob's Island.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
15  Why, when I found myself utterly destitute, I thought my old friends would, perhaps, assist me.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 27. The Story.
Example Sentence:
1  Because they had no health insurance, the father's costly illness left the family destitute.