meager
Example Sentences
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Sales at bars and restaurants rose a meager 2.7% in the past 12 months, down almost two-thirds from a year ago.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
Indeed, Monday’s 0.9% gain for the Nasdaq Composite was meager compared with its 4.2% loss on Friday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The next month, this meager serving was reduced.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The settlement required Sun’s firm to pay a meager penalty of $10 million but didn’t require an admission of wrongdoing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Penelope was sorry about it, but only because it meant her own meager salary nearly always went unpaid.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing meager
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