| She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains. |
| He guttered the ball, and felt a small smile come to his face at the poorness of the shot. |
| This was a game that nearly everyone agreed was good but almost legendary in the poorness of its components. |
| Though he couldn't complain, even if he was upset by the poorness of the home he currently occupied, because if nothing else he needed a place to stay. |
| Tipperary's failure to Cork was unexpected, based on the poorness of Cork's form the previous week against Offaly. |
| The ballet of Paquita was some compensation for the poorness of the singing. |
