Sentence examples for for paltry from inspiring English sources

As in the US, undocumented workers are largely relegated to difficult work for paltry pay.

As a Northerner managing hundreds of teenage girls working long hours for paltry compensation, Frank elicited little sympathy.

For one thing, public sector workers have long contended that their enviable benefits make up for paltry pay rates.

In the early years of recorded music, label owners persuaded blues and R. & B. musicians to sign away their master recordings or publishing rights for paltry sums.

And there is certainly no prohibition against the mind-numbing and often humiliating menial work that poor people do in exchange for paltry wages from hugely rich companies.

He also said shipping companies had successfully evaded sanctions, even closure by the government, because they often settle cases with victims for paltry sums.

When the Securities and Exchange Commission announced recently that it was settling fraud charges against Citigroup for a paltry (for Citigroup) $285 million, the only person actually named in the S.E.C.'s charges was Brian Stoker.

The slimmed down PS2 is up for sale at Target for a paltry $99.

Steve Bruce has been justifiably lauded for picking up Lorik Cana for a paltry £5m, and now it seems he's developing Jordan Henderson into a splendid central midfielder.

Gucci goes for 30 times trailing earnings, Polo Ralph Lauren for a paltry 16, half the market multiple.

And all without the help and training given to paid carers, for the paltry amount of £59.75 a week – if they even qualify for it.