paltry
Example Sentences
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Prisoners were allowed to slowly build up the paltry offerings of its libraries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Against Ireland a fortnight ago, England made 16 visits to the opposition 22, but returned with a relatively paltry 21 points.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Considering that relatively paltry midfield experience, he was pretty damn good against Wales.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
State funding for the issue is generally paltry.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
I can imagine creatures evolving into glimmerings of knowledge on innumerable worlds, every one of them assuming at first their puny planet and paltry few suns to be all that is.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing paltry
"The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Paltry Parlance: Synonyms for "Few"
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The Odyssey
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