paltry

Example Sentences

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Prisoners were allowed to slowly build up the paltry offerings of its libraries.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's a paltry sum when you think about the number of households on heating oil," he said.

From BBC

The sales column for the last few months held paltry sums for curios and a few smaller pieces of furniture.

From Literature

This previously has sparked concerns over the company’s ability to service its debt and dividend obligations, as Bitcoin dominates its balance sheet and the company brings in comparably paltry revenue from its legacy software business.

From Barron's

Against Ireland a fortnight ago, England made 16 visits to the opposition 22, but returned with a relatively paltry 21 points.

From BBC