small-fry
Example Sentences
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Whether or not that concentration concerns you, owning the entire market, maybe even with an extra nod toward its overlooked small-fry, could be a profitable decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Chloe at the time, still finishing her A-levels, thought was she too small-fry to ever be a target.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
If everything sticks, this civic scandal could make the 2010 Bell fiasco — which saw four councilmembers, two city administrators, and the mayor convicted on corruption charges — look as small-fry as high school ASB.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2022
From small-fry investors to members of Congress, critics paint short sellers as merchants of pain.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
Fortunately the 'Merrimac' drew too much water to come near the 'Minnesota' at that stage of tide, and the small-fry were soon driven off by the latter ship's battery.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by W. C. Jackson
