meager
Example Sentences
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Indeed, Monday’s 0.9% gain for the Nasdaq Composite was meager compared to its 4.2% loss on Friday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“We get jobs with meager wages in factories and companies, but those jobs are so torturous and stressful that we don’t want to work.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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 settlement required Sun’s firm to pay a meager penalty of $10 million but didn’t require an admission of wrongdoing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
That meager bowl of cabbage broth—so bare, I wouldn’t even call it a soup—failed to satisfy my hearty appetite.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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