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bread line
[bred-lahyn]
noun
a group of needy persons waiting in line for free food to be distributed by a government agency or charitable organization.
Word History and Origins
Origin of bread line1
Example Sentences
He’s amiable but outraged, delivering a blistering critique of the country’s high unemployment rate, bread lines and uneven wealth distribution.
Scuffles broke out among people waiting in bread lines.
My pal Tan Vinh tells me the bread line at Q Bakery is a sight to see on weekends.
Long bread lines recently plagued the country, where around two thirds of the population of 6 million, including 1 million Syrian refugees, now lives in poverty.
Like a color remake of Depression-era imagery: the factory entrance, the bread line.
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