Sentence examples for paltry that from inspiring English sources

The prospective returns from government bonds look so paltry that investors have been forced to buy risky assets, including shares.

Inflation in the United States is very low by historical standards, but interest rates are so paltry that savers are losing money anyway.

It can't be effective, as in this case, if the payoff is so paltry that it takes away incentive to challenge fraud or deception.

The Ryan budget exposes just how paltry that check would be: a cut of $810 billion through 2022, one-fifth of current spending, which would lead states to drop coverage for an estimated 14 million to 28 million people.

But the revenues that were coming in from Google AdSense, the ad-placement service he was originally using, were so paltry that Apple wondered, when he gave writers their 75 percent share, whether he was actually driving them away.

And it has been telling anyone who will listen that mainframes' share of total server sales is so paltry that its market share needs to be seen in the context of the overall server market.

The paltry cheer that arose seemed to shake her confidence.

Days began with icy cold showers, followed by paltry meals that could not include even milk or honey.

We need to hold these corporations accountable so that they do not violate labor laws, even the paltry ones that currently exist in China.

Hourly earnings rose just 1.7% in the year to March, a paltry raise that will soon be eaten up by the rising cost of petrol and grocery bills.

"There are at least 50 restaurants in England as good as the two-star restaurants over there, rather than the paltry 10 that currently hold that number".