How to Use measly in a Sentence

measly

adjective

• All I want is a few measly minutes of your time.
• She complained about being given such a measly raise.
• Doss, who shot the lights out against the Shamrocks, went a measly 2/11 from 3-point range.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 15 Jan. 2022
• The Celtics are a four-and-a-half-point favorite with the total set at a measly 218.5 points.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023
• Tonight, the Heat are a one-and-a-half-point road favorite with the total set at a measly 219 points.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2023
• In an Instant Pot, you'll be done with the whole process in a measly 5 minutes.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 8 Mar. 2018
• Their hair was burnt down to a few measly centimeters from the scalp.
  — TIME.com, 6 Aug. 2017
• For a team that could score 74 points in a half, what’s a measly 14-point margin to overcome?
  — Bob Ford, Philly.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• The Ravens are two-and-a-half-point home favorites with the total sitting at a measly 35 points.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
• The Nets are a one-and-a-half-point road favorite on Thursday night with the total set at a measly 220.5.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
• Measuring just 20 miles wide, MU69 appeared to be a measly speck in the sky.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2017
• The device has a measly 8GB of storage for the entire OS and all your apps and updates.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2022
• The odds of taking home the winning jackpot were a measly one in 302.6 million.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2023
• And Texas had mustered just one measly road win in five attempts.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 4 June 2018
• Ten teams, two measly bids, and nothing better than a No. 8 seed.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Step back, zoom out, stop clinging to your measly private past.
  — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Paul was a measly 2-8 from the floor, scoring only seven points.
  — Don Yaeger, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• Of course, Allen was way too elated to be meeting Markle (and get a hug from her) to care about the measly makeup stain.
  — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 8 Nov. 2019
• Try fitting one of those in a measly hip pack! Fast-forward to last summer.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2022
• In one practice game, the team allowed just one run in 14 innings but the offense failed to match that measly amount.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2020
• Rafter, like the great Sampras, did reach number one in the rankings -- but only for one measly week.
  — OregonLive.com, 27 June 2017
• The Dolphins had to make the trade for a measly sixth-round pick, if just to take down the chances for Drake having a dynamic play to change a game.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Oct. 2019
• In football, the shutout is the ultimate failure: 60 minutes and not a point to show for it, not even a measly field goal.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2016
• The measly windows facing the Atlantic were jettisoned—as were a wall or two—and a view was born.
  — David Colman, ELLE Decor, 31 Oct. 2022
• That's a measly 13 countries; the iPhone SE launched in 40 countries and is expected to add to that number.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2020
• That means the government was paid a measly export duty on it.
  — Nataliya Vasilyeva, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
• What went less noticed is the defense allowed a measly eight points a game during that stretch.
  — oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2021
• Installing an awning can double your measly square footage and make your van even more livable.
  — Cristina Moody, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• For a single dollar, that’s around eight measly cents per glazed doughnut—the sweetest deal around!
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2023
• Social media seems to have decided that the Rams stole an all-pro corner from the Chiefs at a measly price.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 1 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024