pittance
Example Sentences
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He thought he was free, but said he was kept on as a military reservist at a pittance.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
A private real-estate firm has sought to buy Pinnacle’s rent-stabilized apartments in bankruptcy for a pittance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Spotify has long been criticized by musicians, songwriters and artists’ rights groups, who have accused the company of paying a pittance to most of the working artists whose songs appear on its platform.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025
Months later he return to his home region as a member of the British expedition, paid a daily pittance of just a few Nepali rupee coins.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
She had nearly caught up with the wages lost by her illness, and even though Rachel made only a pittance, it paid her room and board.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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