meager
Example Sentences
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Nevada’s welfare benefits were among the most meager in the nation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"The subdued labor market, depressed confidence, meager real income growth, and exhaustion of pandemic-era excess savings all are starting to weigh on households," he warned.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The massive valuation stands in contrast to SpaceX’s relatively meager financials.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
The family scraped by with meager income his mother obtained from such jobs as waitress and laundry worker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The work was brutal, and the food too meager to sustain me.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing meager
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