measly

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Yet Newcastle never looked like producing a similar moment as Sunday's game went on, and forwards Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade mustered just a measly shot between them.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

In fact, XLP has been a laggard for some time, with owners seeing a measly 16% gain over the past five years, a period when the S&P 500 gained nearly 85%.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

That’s right, they object a measly $5 incentive to reduce fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

They must bob for apples and drop them into a bucket next to their basin before rummaging through a measly pile of autumn-colored leaves in search of a golden leaf.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

“That ignoramus Gowon pledged a miserable, measly amount for more than two million refugees. Did he think it was chickens that died and it is the surviving relatives of those chickens who have returned home?”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie