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

If Atkins is successful in widening access to private companies, it won’t mean that small-time investors will be invited into the inner circle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

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

“You’re not the right style for what I do in the long run. But there’s some small-time stuff….You could just blow it out,” he says.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz