Examples of puny in a Sentence
I wouldn't mess with him—he makes bodybuilders look puny in comparison.
We laughed at their puny attempt to trick us.
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Health Care The second-worst sector over the past 12 months was health care, up a puny 4.6%.
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John Dorfman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Right now, geothermal energy meets less than one per cent of humanity’s electricity and heating needs—a puny, almost irrelevant portion.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Brantley, if healthy, could be a favorite for the other job: Quarterbacks had a puny 16.6 passer rating when targeting Brantley: 14 receptions in 37 targets for 149 yards, three interceptions and no touchdowns permitted.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
No man can give me any word but Wait ,
The puny light .
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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John Dorfman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Right now, geothermal energy meets less than one per cent of humanity’s electricity and heating needs—a puny, almost irrelevant portion.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Brantley, if healthy, could be a favorite for the other job: Quarterbacks had a puny 16.6 passer rating when targeting Brantley: 14 receptions in 37 targets for 149 yards, three interceptions and no touchdowns permitted.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
No man can give me any word but Wait ,
The puny light .
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for puny
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“Puny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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