penny-ante
Example Sentences
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And yes, it was penny ante, another irony.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2021
The example of this article deals with lobsters - pretty penny ante stuff - but the principles apply to all trade.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2017
The Watergate investigation took two years, and it was of a penny ante burglary down the street from the White House.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2017
Ordinary citizens would want a stout reward for taking the punishment the river men take, but the marathon's prizes�an automobile, a television set and a cup�would be penny ante on a third-rate radio jackpot.
From Time Magazine Archive
He called the other maverick schools he'd given grants, and the penny ante commercial organizations he'd set on their feet.
From The Great Gray Plague by Jones, Raymond F.
