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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But the processes that govern gene regulation are proving so complex that some biologists wonder whether a full understanding of it — of how the genome really works — will ever be within the grasp of our puny minds.
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Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
Familiarity has reduced the plane into a puny can.
—Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
The turbine maxed out at 25 kilowatts—puny compared to modern machines that generate up to 26 megawatts, but more than most energy experts expected from wind technology in November 1976.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026
In an earlier era, this panorama might have communicated the puny anonymity of corporate life.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
Familiarity has reduced the plane into a puny can.
—Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
The turbine maxed out at 25 kilowatts—puny compared to modern machines that generate up to 26 megawatts, but more than most energy experts expected from wind technology in November 1976.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026
In an earlier era, this panorama might have communicated the puny anonymity of corporate life.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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“Puny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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