How to Use underprivileged in a Sentence

underprivileged

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  • Astrid went to a school for underprivileged children, where her scores were among the lowest in the class.
    — Anne Sugar, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Dawg City plans to hire underprivileged teens and young adults.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Many black and brown women and those who are underprivileged will die because of this.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2022
  • He was raised in a housing project in the underprivileged exurb of Trappes, 20 miles west of Paris, one of seven children.
    — Vivienne Walt, Time, 8 June 2021
  • The results for the underprivileged and those who couldn’t afford lawyers have been immense.
    — Annie Brown, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Winfrey opened a school for underprivileged girls in South Africa in 2007.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Friends said the senior Vance quietly fought for the rights of underprivileged as both a jurist and a politician.
    — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The grant added to the other scholarships that have been awarded in Aaron’s name to underprivileged students across the United States.
    — John Yoon, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • For a person of privilege to make creative use of the culture of the underprivileged is an act of aggression and abuse.
    — Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Hours earlier, the rapper spent the day handing out gifts to underprivileged children in the area.
    — NBC News, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Common is no stranger to rapping about the everyday lives of the underprivileged.
    — Kevinisha Walker, NOLA.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Behind the mug shots on the front page were underprivileged children, who had been drawn to a life of crime by the promise of money and a feeling of community.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
  • Sloan raised money for underprivileged school children in Utah, through the use of her platform on TikTok to meet her fundraising goal in 24 hours.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Donald Sykes had a knack for making the powerful acknowledge and address the needs of the poor and underprivileged.
    — Haley Hansen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Mr. Lopez started the gym a few years ago to give underprivileged Stockton youth a place to channel their energy.
    — Karen Schoemer, New York Times, 30 May 2017
  • Many legal firms will take on pro bono cases to help underprivileged clients.
    — Pia Silva, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • The books today for the nonprofit are in the black, but whatever the excess over costs goes to the C.A.L.F. program, mostly to buy shoes for underprivileged school children.
    — John Henry, star-telegram, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Hiner brought in Philadelphia youths, many of whom came from underprivileged backgrounds, to help feed, clean and take care of the horses.
    — Joshua Iversen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2020
  • It’s employed by elites primarily for the benefit of elites, though in the name of helping the underprivileged.
    — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 13 July 2021
  • Coming from an underprivileged background, this team fights on and off the field, learning valuable lessons from their coach Bobby Selkin.
    — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Teachers who work at underprivileged schools were more likely to have to provide for their classrooms.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Stone and his crew will take the donations to the local Boys & Girls Club, which will deliver the toys to underprivileged children in the community.
    — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Katz teaches swimming to underprivileged children, teenagers and adults in New York City.
    — Cheryl Wray, AL.com, 6 June 2017
  • The character—a prince who’s grown up in a great many palaces—is so bold as to claim understanding with an audience of underprivileged youth.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Nugent has spent the past eight years volunteering at soup kitchens and hands-on communities to give back to the underprivileged.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Coelho, who has sold tens of millions of books, said the idea of the book was to inspire underprivileged children to overcome adversity through sports.
    — CBS News, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Consider gathering warm clothes and blankets for the underprivileged and homeless, or call a friend who has been in a low cycle.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2020
  • At the same time, underprivileged districts and those with special needs students are struggling.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Maria Montessori stood before a crowd of 60 underprivileged children, her students.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
  • More than 30 years after Voinovich and the bishops proposed vouchers as a solution for underprivileged children in a single city, public subsidies for private school tuition were now universal in Ohio, covering tens of thousands of families.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025

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