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Paltry in a sentence

Paltry meaning

  1. Trashy, trivial, of little value.
  2. Of little monetary worth.
  3. Despicable; contemptibly unimportant.

Synonyms of Paltry

negligible stingy meagerly meagre meager miserable measly worthless trifling scrimpy

Related words

Other words often associated with Paltry or its synonyms:

spare scanty marginal exiguous bare hardscrabble insufficient pathetic beggarly skinny delay unhappy

Using Paltry

  • The main meaning on this page is: Trashy, trivial, of little value. | Of little monetary worth. | Despicable; contemptibly unimportant.
  • Useful related words include: negligible, stingy, meagerly, meagre.
  • In the example corpus, paltry often appears in combinations such as: the paltry, for paltry, to paltry.

Context around Paltry

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

receiving 1× relatively 1× few 1×

Often after:

dispersals 1× meals 1× drug 1× showing 1× contributions 1× box 1× sum 1× sums 1× 250 1× decorations 1×

Sentence patterns with Paltry

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a few paltry decorations he 1× a relatively paltry drug debt 1× and the paltry 125 000 1× at a paltry 13 and 1× despite their paltry box office 1× earning a paltry 38 5 1× for a paltry 250 nits 1× for that paltry sum without 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a monthly consumption 1× aaron hartup 5 1× and the paltry 1× and while sri 1× but other survivors 1× crown prosecutor richard 1×

Common sentence endings:

4 on defense 1× aggravated the crime 1× blinking an eye 1× box office disaster 1× box office performances 1× by the locals 1×

Words around Paltry

Just before it in the word index:

paltrow 167 paltin 5 paltiel 3 paltan 24 palta 2 palsy 180

Just after it in the word index:

palts 2 paltz 40 palu 31 paluch 3 paludan 9 palumbo 34

Similar in corpus frequency:

anthropologists 135 archived 135 awakens 135 baez 135 bancroft 135 braces 135

Corpus analysis for Paltry

  • In this selection, "paltry" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, receiving, relatively, few, dispersals, meals and drug stand out and add context to how "paltry" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a few paltry decorations he and a relatively paltry drug debt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "paltry" sits close to words such as anthropologists, archived and awakens, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with paltry

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The three-day gross there was a paltry $2.3M. (10 words)

Normally they’d have sprung for that paltry sum without blinking an eye! (13 words)

Team Charlton only received a paltry 0.5 point for all their hard work. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

If the Bulls can’t break out of isolation ball early in this season, they will re-create the same patterns of the past two years — sluggish scoring with high numbers from their central stars and paltry contributions from the rest of the roster. (44 words)

The winner of that election can only serve a two-year term. It is unclear who might benefit from fresh elections, with the president’s approval rating at a paltry 13%, and the National Assembly even lower at 10%, according to recent polling. (43 words)

And while Sri Lanka fought bravely with the three early wickets on a slow pitch offering some uneven bounce, they ultimately paid the price for such a paltry total as Australia's strength in depth once again prevailed. (38 words)

Exclamation examples

Normally they’d have sprung for that paltry sum without blinking an eye! (13 words)

Example sentences (20)

At that time, the state was receiving paltry dispersals of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeybox from the federal government.

But other survivors have revealed that they subsisted on paltry meals for weeks as they were held.

Crown prosecutor Richard Smith said the fact the defendant committed the offence to collect a "relatively paltry" drug debt, then "callously" drove away aggravated the crime.

Earning a paltry $38.5 million in the USA and $37.4 million in other markets, was an unmitigated box office disaster.

Evergreen Active Club and Rose City Nationalists made a paltry showing at Lewis County Pride last weekend, and were clowned out of town by the locals.

If the Bulls can’t break out of isolation ball early in this season, they will re-create the same patterns of the past two years — sluggish scoring with high numbers from their central stars and paltry contributions from the rest of the roster.

It’s Me, Margaret” and “Joy Ride”—were films widely adored by reviewers and movie-goers alike despite their paltry box office performances.

Mami Wata was off with an underwhelming performance in its opening weekend at the cinemas, pulling a paltry N2.4m.

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Normally they’d have sprung for that paltry sum without blinking an eye!

Not so in Pakistan, where a paltry 2.0% of the GDP is spent on education compared to a whopping 4% on defense.

Pawan Kalyan alleged that land prices were artificially increased whereas paltry sums were paid to the land owners.

Team Charlton only received a paltry 0.5 point for all their hard work.

The display is rated for a paltry 250 nits of brightness, and our tests sadly confirmed this figure.

There was no festive atmosphere and only a few paltry decorations, he saidCredit: TikTok/chasingthedream.

The three-day gross there was a paltry $2.3M.

The winner of that election can only serve a two-year term. It is unclear who might benefit from fresh elections, with the president’s approval rating at a paltry 13%, and the National Assembly even lower at 10%, according to recent polling.

Aaron Hartup (5-20) and Louis Payne (3-26) restricted St Helens to a paltry 78 all out.

A monthly consumption of 300 units is paltry in houses where air conditioners and heaters are a given, but by national standards, is a significant metric of consumption.

And the paltry $125,000 price tag is only about a quarter of the state’s current median home price.

And while Sri Lanka fought bravely with the three early wickets on a slow pitch offering some uneven bounce, they ultimately paid the price for such a paltry total as Australia's strength in depth once again prevailed.

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Common combinations with paltry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "paltry" in a sentence?
An example: "At that time, the state was receiving paltry dispersals of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeybox from the federal government." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "paltry" from authentic English texts.
What does "paltry" mean?
Paltry means: Trashy, trivial, of little value.
What are synonyms of "paltry"?
Common synonyms of "paltry" include: negligible, stingy, meagerly, meagre, meager, miserable, measly, worthless. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "paltry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "paltry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.