gruel

Example Sentences

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By historical standards that’s pretty thin gruel, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it even might overstate job creation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

“The market had expected a confident story of further margin development and was instead served a thin gruel as far as 2030 guidance was concerned.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“You know, kids in other countries have no choice. They have to eat gruel for every meal.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Wales' finance minister will certainly have an increased public profile before Christmas when she publishes the Welsh government's draft budget next week - although the indications are it'll be thin gruel.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

The cooks used to serve us rice gruel, but now there are only enough grains in the pot to make soup.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung