pittance

Example Sentences

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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

The money was a pittance, she says, adding that she used some of it to buy milk and nappies. 

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

She survived on the pittance the Kane family paid to keep her quiet, probably with extra support from family and old friends.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock