Sentence examples for measly and from inspiring English sources

Mr Moore also described the decision by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to fine Lloyds £28m as "measly" and unlikely to act as a deterrent to future bankers.

According to Der Spiegel, one entrant complained that the budget was too measly and said his design would cost €45,000 (plus VAT).

I don't know why it never occurred to me that just because The New Yorker did not accept my measly and thin first efforts, did not mean that it wasn't worth submitting elsewhere, getting published in a smaller magazine.

YouTube, which is by far the largest streaming-music site in the world (it wasn't designed that way — that's just what it became), is notorious among rights holders in the music industry for its measly and erratic payouts.

But given gas prices have fallen by at least 20% a price cut of just 3.5% looks pretty measly and means consumers still aren't getting the full benefit of falling wholesale prices.

His confidence soared with the realization that the Giants couldn't rush him, or touch him, beyond one measly and revealingly glacial scramble into the embrace of Justin Tuck for a 1-yard loss.

I traded in the $25 I had in my wallet for a measly 14 and something Euro, grabbed my bag and hopped in the shuttle, and rode to the hotel with two Acer reps and Harry McCracken of PC World.

Forget measly his and her basins – this place has his and her bathrooms (and 63-metre square bedrooms to house them – grand scale another looming trend, he says).

Anaheim were swept by a team that came into their series with 17 measly wins and a payroll of $24m, and in their own ballpark to boot.

At times, I was tempted to hand them back their measly $60 and snatch the pipe from their hands and say, "You don't have to live this way".

She reclines her seat its measly inch and closes her eyes again.