Examples of 'poor house' in a sentence

Meaning of "poor house"

Poor house historically refers to a type of institution or facility established to provide housing, shelter, and support for impoverished individuals or families who were unable to support themselves. Poor houses originated in the 17th and 18th centuries and were typically funded and operated by local authorities or charitable organizations. They were intended to provide basic living conditions for those in need, although conditions and treatments could vary significantly depending on the era and location
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How to use "poor house" in a sentence

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I am not going to any poor house with a peacock.
At my poor house look to behold this night.
Starting out as a poor house and farm.
My poor house is glorified by your presence.
We drop dogs for poor house behavior.
Leave it to a woman to send you to the poor house.
What has the poor house got to do with it.
Perhaps you will honour my poor house.
To the poor house with you.
Your children will be in the poor house.
Sami moved from a poor house to a penthouse overnight.
You mean back to the poor house.
It is a poor house of very poor people.
We will be out of the poor house in no time.
My poor house and furniture.

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Perhaps you will honor my poor house.
Due to poor house status.
We will be sued into the poor house.
Or the poor house.
That sending someone to the poor house.
His poor house.
And your wife to the poor house.
You will be in the poor house making soup out of your dirty socks.
It is a very quick way to the poor house.
They put one in the poor house and one in prison.
At worst it will mean the poor house.
Fresh female buds At my poor house look to behold this night.
We will just be sitting in the poor house.
That even in the poor house I do not wish to be separated from my mother.
It was also known as the poor house.
We will be sued into the poor house And have to eat garbage forever.
Near drank us all into the poor house.
That sending someone to the poor house Is a little more serious than editing a snapshot.
I have never been in such a poor house.
The Poor house accounts are interesting because they show the whole town at work.
I know you are in the poor house.
But it was a poor house, a very poor house.
This is a very fast way to the poor house.
We got to go from the poor house to the White House.
You will both end up in the poor house.
What would that poor house ever do to you?
It was just part of the yard of the poor house.
Enter my poor house.
I have got a long commute from the poor house.
You're going to put us in the poor house buying stamps and envelopes to.
It used to be an orphanage and poor house.
Yeah. The poor house is full of regular guys.
In the shadow of the poor house.
Poor House says, build a deck with no money.
A good relation to the poor house.

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