Sentence examples for seems puny from inspiring English sources

Against these noise transgressors, the new law seems puny indeed — a mere slingshot.

At least waving a fist at Fred Goodwin seems puny now.

That number seems puny compared to the 35 million iPhones that Apple sold to customers in a single quarter.

It's not only that the money was not enough, though it certainly seems puny compared with the damage done.

SEOUL, South Korea — As monuments go, this one seems puny and tasteless next to the designer glass skyscrapers and upscale fashion boutiques of the affluent Gangnam district.

Yet all that seems puny in comparison to the two-mile "Great Wall" that can seal off the channel from Lake Borgne to the east, or the billion-dollar west closure complex, which features the biggest pumping station on the planet.

Compared with cosmic time, human histories seemed puny.

The number seemed puny, a lottery jackpot shared by seventeen postal workers..

That's why her chances of winning the nomination seem puny.

Daimler now leaps ahead of its German rivals, whose international plans suddenly seem puny by comparison.

"Back in the 1990's, this deal would have seemed puny.