Sentence examples for paltry list of from inspiring English sources

Individually celebratory, but together forming a paltry list of female directors and writers for the coming year.

"A paltry list — but an accurate list," he observed.

Critics say the list of 104 chemicals is paltry compared to the 650 and 268 tracked by the United States and Canada, respectively.

Ergen's $6.2 billion pile already had earned him the No. 42 ranking on the newly released Forbes list of the world's richest people, while Murdoch came in at No. 45 with a paltry $5.7 billion.

Sports Illustrated's list of 50 Greatest American Boxing Movies includes many undisputed classics (City Lights, Fat City, Raging Bull), but only a paltry two feature fictional black protagonists.

On Forbes' list of the World's Highest Paid Athletes, Boston pitcher David Price is the top baseball player at No. 47. Trout is No. 64, with his $26.4 million annual contract and paltry $2.5 million in endorsements.

Nike makes no Serena line, though, and on a new Forbes' list of the world's most marketable athletes, she was well behind other female tennis players whose achievements look downright paltry next to Williams' laundry list of records and Grand Slams.

In Haggard Hawks and Paltry Poltroons: The Origins of English in Ten Words (Constable), Paul Anthony Jones leverages the popularity of the listicle with umpteen (all right, 50) lists of 10 more-or-less obscure words, grouped thematically.

Or the paltry offer of compensation.

It has a notoriously paltry system of public transportation.

Her campaign netted a paltry $57,000 out of $1.1 million raised.