Her parents and neighbors all work as cane cutters and lead a simple, impoverished existence that seems light years removed from the 21st century.

Merle, with her "mother" (really her grandmother), led an impoverished existence in shabby Bombay flats for a few years.

That's the point, and if you can't understand this basic human action I feel sorry for your impoverished existence.

Berggren portrayed Anders, a young aspiring writer who finds his hopes and dreams dashed upon the reality of an impoverished existence.

"They live a psychologically impoverished existence," said Mort Bart, a psychologist who has also been a consultant to the New York City police.

Yet Wesley never seemed to let his impoverished existence weigh down his spirits.

Long ago, Devlin had decided a miserable impoverished existence would be far better punishment than death, and wasn't that revenge good enough?

Despite his fame, he continued to live an impoverished and hectic existence, which probably contributed to the decline of his health.

There he led an impoverished, marginal existence.

Until then the Academy has had an impoverished existence with weak leadership.