Sentence examples for paltry expectations from inspiring English sources

If they are given to superstitions (obviously, whether you think you will win a prize has no effect on whether you get it), men are apt to believe that if they allow themselves to entertain visions of defeat, the fates will punish weak-willed pessimism, and thus convert their paltry expectations to self-fulfilling prophecy.

Committed to an attractive brand of passing and possession football, what he delivered must have been beyond even the most optimistic supporter's expectations on such a paltry, shoestring budget.

Tellabs more or less matched Wall Street's expectations by reporting a paltry first-quarter profit of a penny per share.

Yet with such paltry gains, and coming as they did after such hyped-up expectations, few will be persuaded to change their minds.

And the team's paltry four victories in 2013, a year that began with high expectations but turned out to be Glazer's last as its owner, was three fewer than the disappointing 2012 season that preceded it.

However, the renovated ground failed to live up to expectations, proving to be very basic by modern standards; the paltry capacity of 7,600 was also deemed a security issue.

Paltry facts!

It's so paltry.

A paltry fifteen minutes.

Foreclosure relief is paltry.

It's paltry.