Yu Dafu's father died when he was three, leaving the family poverty-stricken and destitute.

Contributions provide clothing, food, furniture and emergency funds for destitute families throughout the city.

Boishébert, who had lost only one man, returned to the Saint John River with 30 of the most destitute families.

This had never before been requested by or for a woman, but with her health failing and her family destitute, the money was greatly needed.

The questions become more urgent with every passing chapter: Why is this family so destitute?

Near the end of the novel he convinces Tess to be his mistress by promising to care for her destitute family.

With the increasing mobility of the population, welfare departments had to support the destitute families because the extradition process was inefficient and often unsuccessful.

The family, destitute and dependent on others for financial survival, was driven to its new home.

Hammondville was originally a settlement for destitute families during the Great Depression.

When he was 14, his father died, leaving the family destitute and in debt.