How to Use the destitute in a Sentence
the destitute
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But more needs to be done to help the destitute who use them as homes.
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Lucius Riccio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Patrons are continuously confronted by the destitute and mentally ill, some begging for assistance, most of which are not a real threat, but many strike an image of fear and disorder.
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Lucius Riccio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Its mission is to help the poor, the imprisoned, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, and victims of disaster locally, nationally, and internationally.
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News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
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The show followed the destitute Cuylers — father Early, his illegitimate son Rusty, his meth-loving sister Lily, and his crabby grandmother Granny — and their various moneymaking high jinks.
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Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Its works not only suggest strategies for housing the destitute but also convey an understanding of the forces (authoritarianism, corporate greed, systemic racism, and the co-option of modernism) that have conspired against São Paulo—and Los Angeles.
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Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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