poor widow

collocation in English

meaningsofpoorandwidow

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poor
adjective
uk
/pɔːr/us
/pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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widow
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪd.əʊ/us
/ˈwɪd.oʊ/
a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not ...
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(Definition ofpoorandwidowfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpoor widow

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Remarks like this reflect the social attitudes to widowhood which cause people to put on their 'visiting thepoorwidow' expression when calling on the bereaved.
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They have nothing to do with thepoorwidowagainst the rich banker.
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According to the police constable, he then skidded and knocked into thispoorwidow, who is now in hospital, permanently injured.
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The incident of thatpoorwidowwas recalled to my mind when the discussion on the household means test first began.
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The truth is that this is not a question of thepoorwidow, or the poor orphan, or the poor domestic consumer.
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Does he think it is nothing to take ten shillings from apoorwidow?
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I have always heard the poor small investor trotted out and the widow, especially thepoorwidowwith her investments.
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They have taken one section of the community and tried to give the impression that they are getting more than thepoorwidowreceives.
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I am not speaking of thepoorwidow.
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This is the case of apoorwidow, with seven little children, who may have to pay the solicitor in the case.
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It does not bring in the problem of disaggregation in the case of the thalidomide child or even in the case of thepoorwidow.
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I want to know precisely what is to happen if apoorwidowin my part of the world makes an appeal.
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Are we to hear the argument of thepoorwidowwhose business will be crushed by the competition of the municipalities?
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A constituency case about apoorwidowmay be just as important as any of these larger topics.
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They are taking away from thepoorwidowwho is trying to help herself and who is trying to be independent.
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We cannot allow them to rediscover the poor working-man and thepoorwidowwho owns all this property.
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Tax relief helps the better off most, while not helping thepoorwidowat all.
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He was the only son left to support thatpoorwidow.
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Amendments have been refused because, in other cases, they would operate harshly against thepoorwidow.
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Many apoorwidowleft with children has to face the battle of life and provide shelter and food for her family.
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