small-time

Example Sentences

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It was small-time stuff until after the Civil War, when the railroads reached south and the fruit sold north.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Here, a small-time gambler keeps hoping for one big score that never materializes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Currency trading by small-time investors in Japan is more popular than it is in the U.S., experts said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

Bills are immediately adding up for the small-time landlord, from $1,000 to get the water turned on to $6,000 in annual property taxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Any municipal jail, he figured, expects many of their prisoners to leave within a day or two, through bonds or dropped charges or any number of outcomes for the small-time offender.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers