piddle
Example Sentences
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By putting up such a piddling sum, I was all but dooming the coin.
From New York Times
The ongoing cost of policing the Taliban is piddling compared with the costs in national security that will accrue from a hostile Taliban-ruled nation.
From New York Times
In January, Hogan called on schools to reopen for hybrid instruction by March 1, but these five districts are taking until mid-April or later to return all students for a piddling few days a week.
From Washington Post
By the time election day came around March 16, the turnout was, as expected, piddling — less than 7% of registered voters.
From Los Angeles Times
And their encounters with police — over piddling, nonviolent offenses — ended in their deaths.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
