Learn PITTANCE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
1. That Jurgis did not starve to death was due solely to the pittance the children brought him.
2. He could not live on the pittance he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.
3. I fancy old Frankland allows her a pittance, but it cannot be more, for his own affairs are considerably involved.
4. Robert is very well in a way, to give up all the money he can earn to the family, and keep the barest pittance for himself.
Meanings and Examples of PITTANCE |