Sentence examples for meager wages from inspiring English sources

Their currency, the afghani, had gained considerably against the rial, effectively slashing their already meager wages.

But with meager wages, Pullman porters made substantial contributions to their home communities.

Her fondest dream, to own a house, shimmered elusively across an arid landscape of meager wages.

The money went mostly to support the meager wages of his father, who works as a laborer.

At some Asian factories, employees have complained about prisonlike working conditions, meager wages and harsh living environments.

"Most of my classmates sent part of their meager wages back home to support their little brothers' and sisters' education.

Yet players are living on meager wages, and efforts to organize players to speak with a unified voice are slow.

Doctors began a partial strike on Monday, abstaining from offering nonemergency services in public hospitals to protest run-down facilities and meager wages, the doctors' union said.

The unlucky ones toil for meager wages at someone else's family business, where they have almost no chance of advancing into management.

If you're finding it hard to imagine how Barrera makes it through the month on such meager wages, that's because he can't.

Dee joked that she got tired of them calling home to say that they had signed up for another season of long hours and meager wages.