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
Sosa said his job is to find ways to feed the most vulnerable people in the city, including doctors and professionals now living on meager pensions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
And as musicians rely on longer and often more expensive tours to offset meager streaming income, the analysts said promoters sometimes make performances abroad part of the package.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 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
Meals were meager and repetitive: salt pork, stale biscuits, and whatever fish could be caught by the crew.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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