meager
Example Sentences
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It didn’t work in 2022, when interest rates were so low that the income from bonds was too meager to provide any cushion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
That feels like a reach, considering its meager lineup of original shows.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
A flood of social media comments decried loss of sovereignty, meager benefits and political costs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Consumer spending in the second quarter grew at a surprisingly robust 3.5% annual pace after a meager 0.5% increase in the spring.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
We stopped at the last meager outpost hunkered before the barren sea, where Smithy and Mara could trade their yak for two camels.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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