| Once some penurious student has finished loading up a piece of art into her van, it immediately gains in value. |
| He is encouraged by the fact that the penurious state of the game is forcing Scottish clubs to offer greater opportunities to youngsters. |
| Unlike the penurious English king, Louis provided substantial financial support for full-time investigation. |
| The garish festivities are set in one of the world's most penurious places. |
| Your plan to spend everything you have and more as soon as possible seems a certain recipe for a penurious old age. |
| After the Civil War, small-arms technology evolved rapidly, but a penurious Congress and an intractable ordnance board balked at rearming an entire army. |
