paltry
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It still was far from their worst defensive showing of the season, and mostly they couldn’t claw their way back with a paltry 30.8% from the field.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Net foreign direct investment in the fiscal year that ended March 31 was a paltry $7.7 billion, down from $28 billion three years earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
If it returns a paltry 2% over the next 13 years, that child will graduate high school with $300,000—enough for college, trade school or a down payment on a home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
"It's a paltry sum when you think about the number of households on heating oil," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
I longed to speak, but could summon only words of paltry thanks and pale affection, so I left them unsaid.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing paltry
"The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe
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