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Example sentences for: meagre

How can you use “meagre” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Who would have thought that a word like quirt , which I had always associated with hounds and stirrup cups, came from the Spanish for `rope,' or `string,' cuerda . The meagre sources I have at home bear out that origin, however.
The greatest cost we encounter is that of advertising, which is not only expensive but yields meagre results in comparison to the money spent.
Count your blessings, however meagre, as, a toad is a diamond in a duck's eye.