The phrase "a paltry sum of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an amount of money or resources that is considered insignificant or meager.
Example: "After all the hard work, the bonus he received was a paltry sum of just fifty dollars."
Alternatives: "a meager amount of" or "a trivial sum of".
In a parody of shows like "Star Search," Rex and his friends become contestants on "Stinky's Search for a Star" to earn a paltry sum of money to keep the gas from being cut off.
It is not the benefits of "marriage" we need to be told about, or even guided towards with a paltry sum of money each year that is barely enough to do one weekly shop, but the skills of ensuring enduring commitment.
The fee, currently a paltry sum of $1.35 per month for each of his cow and calf pairs, is collected to offset a small portion of the public cost of maintaining the grass, water, roads, and the health of the lands he grazes.
To try to stop recalcitrant "moderate" Republicans from fleeing over this part of the deal, lawmakers have added a paltry sum of money to an already meager pot supposed to take care of those sickest, costliest patients.
They are specifically upset that the Portland Development Commission sold the land – which is worth $2.9 million – to Majestic Realty for a paltry sum of $502160 while not adding an affordable housing component to the plan.
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A paltry sum to the veterans of Argentina but, none the less, not one to be sniffed at.
Transit Wireless and the construction company will pay the MTA about $46.8 million — a paltry sum — for the pleasure of offering you connectivity.
This resulted in the freezing of North Korean funds worth $24m, not a paltry sum for a country desperately short of foreign currency.
The race stewards at the German Grand Prix concluded that Ferrari had broken the rules and fined the team $100,000 — a paltry sum for a team with an annual budget of around $300 million.
He increased the payments Iranian newlyweds receive, boosted student stipends, and provided monthly payments of $12 to every citizen — not a paltry sum for poor Iranians.
