Meager example sentences
Related (7): sparse, inadequate, scanty, paltry, insufficient, skimpy, meagre
"Meager" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- The refugees were given a meager amount of food and water.
- Their weekly pay seemed meager compared to the cost of living.
- The meals they served were meager and tasteless.
- The meager harvest left them struggling to feed their families.
- Though her savings were meager, she tried to help others in need.
- The prisoner received only a meager portion of stale bread each day.
- They survived on a meager farm income supplemented by odd jobs.
- Their entertainment options were meager in the small town.
- Though her resume was meager, she impressed the interviewer with her passion.
- His attempts at growing a beard resulted in only a meager patch of whiskers.
- They sat down to a meager dinner of broth and stale bread.
- The pay was just meager enough to barely cover expenses.
- The soil was meager and rocky, making farming difficult.
- Her attempts to apologize seemed half-hearted and meager.
- The selection of food at the corner store was rather meager.
- Their meager income could barely cover basic necessities.
- The camping equipment seemed rather meager but they made do.
- Their meager resources were stretched to the limits.
- The students received only meager funding for their science project.
- The deserts had meager rainfall and little vegetation.
- She eked out a living on her meager social security income.
- Their medical supplies seemed meager for such a large group of injured patients.
- Her brief introduction seemed meager for such an important event.
- He made a meager attempt to pick up the ball before giving up.
- The meager evidence was not enough to convict the defendant.
- Their down payment was rather meager for such an expensive home.
- The widow lived out her days on a meager pension.
- The theater group struggled to put on shows with their meager budget.
- His fashion sense consisted of a meager collection of t-shirts and jeans.
- The crowd at the baseball game remained meager despite free admission.
- Their landscaping skills yielded meager results.
- The sorority had a meager amount left in their treasury after covering expenses.
- His knowledge of physics was meager at best.
- The soup kitchen served a meager broth of vegetables.
- Their living room held only a meager scattering of furniture.
- The start up company operated on a meager amount of seed capital.
- The teaching assistant's wages were meager compared to the cost of living in the city.
- Her critics dismissed her first novel as a meager attempt.
- The company's profits were meager for the amount of effort they had put in.
- The library's resources for her research project seemed rather meager.
- The pay was so meager it barely covered the cost of commuting.
- The orphanage provided meager comforts for the children.
- The coach criticized the player's meager attempt at a tackle.
- His math skills were so meager he struggled with basic addition.
- There were meager supplies to treat the wounded soldiers.
- The prisoner had only a meager serving of bread and water for his last meal.
- He awoke to a meager breakfast of dry toast and weak tea.
- Our fundraising yielded only meager results.
- Our campsite offered meager comforts after a long day of hiking.
- The intern received a meager stipend for her efforts.
- She lived a meager existence on her small disability checks.
- Their music collection seemed meager compared to their friends'.
- The meager salary barely afforded him a place to live.
- His gardening efforts yielded meager results.
- Their view seemed meager from their basement apartment.
- The company's compensation package seemed meager for such demanding work.
- The library had meager resources for the research he needed to complete his thesis.
- The author's writing skills seemed meager based on the sample chapter.
- Her meager knowledge of cooking left much to be desired.
- His excuses seemed meager given the severity of his mistake.