two-bit

Examples of two-bit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The genre-bender, about a two-bit criminal loser who stumbles upon his superpowers and learns to care about humanity, became Italy’s 2016 sleeper hit, pulling in 1 million admissions locally before launching from dozens of festivals and selling widely around the world. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 July 2024 Just a speck in the elaborate web of scandal that seized Anaheim city government, to be sure, but a textbook case of how two-bit tyranny can strangle a righteous American Dream. Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024 In so doing, the state has taken a wholly worthwhile cause — the cause of individual choice — and sullied it with an unlovely combination of hypocrisy and two-bit protectionism. The Editors, National Review, 7 May 2024 This is not a local two-bit show, this is the best of the best of the best. Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024 The 2017 bull market had vaulted crypto into the mainstream, but also given rise to outrageous scams and exposed many of the industry’s leading figures as two-bit hucksters—or worse. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 17 Aug. 2023

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“Two-bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-bit. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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