puny
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At the top, Whittaker wrote later, he felt frail and puny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
More often, he is a reckoning, reminding us of how puny we are in nature’s schemes.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Some senior Labour figures fret privately that their talk of "missions" and a "Plan for Change" might seem puny to many in comparison with the scale of that challenge.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025
Los Angeles had recently passed Chicago to become America’s second city, but it still felt far behind with its puny skyline, suburban sprawl and relative lack of cultural sophistication.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024
Calamity followed Finn as he weeded and watered their puny half acre of new vegetables—asparagus, kale, onion, beans, carrots, spinach, beets, broccoli, tomatoes.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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