Sentence examples for this paltry from inspiring English sources

Remarkably, this paltry showing by females actually represents some progress.

As it turns out, whales have already ventured beyond this paltry ­planet.

The Soviet Union is willing to allow 3; the British & US consider this paltry.

Having opened this paltry window, the league then set about soaking up half the oxygen.

This paltry thing – Margot's life – she wants it and she will do what is necessary to take it.

"And when this paltry return is compared with other potential uses of the funds, the investment, almost always, seems unwise".

This was paltry.

If you ask the guys in the banking industry, this is paltry.

To poor countries, this sounds paltry: responses range from "bribery" to "it will not even pay for the coffins".

This is paltry compared with the $2,000 annual average spent per person in wealthy nations, but the average in poor countries is $13.

But this is paltry when compared with European countries, including the United Kingdom (6.6 weeks), France (7) and Italy (7.9), according to the 2004 figures compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.