Sentence examples for mere pittance from inspiring English sources

But the reality is, we get a miserly one fiction or non-fiction book review each day Monday through Saturday, and on a typical Sunday, an entire "Book Review" section yields a mere pittance of 10.

Rue refuses to work, like George, for a mere pittance.

That, alas, is a mere pittance in the context of this year's broader lending spree.

Even better, many of these zealous souls are willing to work for a mere pittance.

That is a mere pittance compared with the roughly $22 million in Mrs. Clinton's campaign coffers.

"But I'm sure that these women were paid a mere pittance for their labors".

"They did that in place of going to work... they were in an alley or in the street corner shooting dice for nickels and dimes, etc. (mere pittances) trying to win the little money from his Soul Brothers who might be gambling off the money [they] should take home to feed their starving children or pay their small rents, or very important needs, etc".

Then, businesses chipped in a mere $28,000, a pittance even in 1974 dollars.

The purchase price was a mere $5 million, a pittance for Café de Coral, but it's a good fit: With SNAS, it now has a local launching pad and local management to expand nationally.

And it was a marked contrast to earlier in the day, when the American president suggested such things were pittances — mere obstacles to making Russia our friend.

Her six points were a pittance, a mere ripple in Texas A&M's tide-changing 58-46 victory at American Airlines Center.