‘She hated the long hours, the measly wages, the heat of the kitchen, and most of all, she hated that she never saw Noah.’
‘How could losing a measly five hours of sleep possibly make me this tired for the rest of the week?’
‘He was about six feet tall while I was a measly five.’
‘He had made that long trek here for a few measly minutes of conversation.’
‘She could barely pay the rent off of the measly tips that the patrons were giving, and her wages were too low to provide her with any material comfort.’
‘One measly crumb of comfort is that the rate of decline has slowed.’
‘She worked in a bar for minimum wage and practically lived off of the measly tips she made.’
‘As the microwave chimed its monotone signal, Kelvin took out his measly breakfast and began reading papers as he consumed it.’
‘In just over a decade, sales of Chilean wine have increased from a measly 14,000 cases a year in 1990 to 820,000 cases a year last year.’
‘Why can't you sell us just one measly bag of your rice?’
‘Alas, it was not to be, so we're stuck with a measly 20GB hard drive.’
‘The highest rating that movie got was three measly stars.’
‘Did I say a few measly hours ago that I was homesick?’
‘All fans get is a measly theatrical trailer for the film.’
‘As investors tire of measly 2% returns, they could dip more earnestly into stocks.’
‘It has a lot of ground to cover in twenty-six measly episodes.’
‘Rune looked at her measly amount of writing and felt ashamed.’
‘Unfortunately, instead of a partnership the brothers offer Steven a measly $20 raise.’
‘She had only one bathroom break, and three measly meals (usually gruel) were sent to her daily.’
‘All that work to find out that I owe less than - wait for it - a measly £7!’