The phrase
"impoverished backgrounds" refers to people who come from very poor or financially deprived upbringings or circumstances.
Full definition
Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«impoverished»
«background»
Sentences with «impoverished backgrounds»
- children from culturally impoverished backgrounds (religion-online.org)
- Suburban schools are also unprepared for new kinds of students who enter the system from non-English speaking or reading impoverished backgrounds. (christianitytoday.com)
- This is particularly unjust to students from impoverished backgrounds who have had to scrimp and save for years and now find they are without job prospects. (canadianlawyermag.com)
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