Sentence examples for the measly from inspiring English sources
adjective
Small in amount, contemptibly so.
So write the measly check.
Alas, I huffed and puffed through the measly 5km.
"I felt it my obligation to pay the measly $2 cover charge".
As egalitarian as its motherland, the measly $20 £12.500) entry charge is a great social leveller.
He's over there studying how to farm crops with the measly runoff from desert rainstorms.
The measly amount is not topped up with housing benefit, because that does not exist.
"The welfare-reform money would be a drop in the measly bucket".
Ultimately, Mr. Kranz's promotional goals are met, even as he bemoans the measly results.
"Midwives, for example, were striking as much for respect as for the measly 1%.
Inmates aren't allowed to hold cash; the measly amounts of money they earn from working are deposited in commissary accounts.
"Racism cost me hundreds of thousands," she said, "and the measly amount they offered is just insulting".
