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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Reps the Royals would have preferred to give him at Triple-A Omaha before his neon numbers at the plate and their puny offensive production converged to accelerate the call-up.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
For blockbuster movies, whose budgets now routinely exceed $300 million, California’s puny tax credits can easily make filming in L.A. tens of millions more expensive than in other locations.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025
What’s more, California’s current $330 million is puny compared to what other states spend.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The rally in May is puny, though, compared to previous somewhat similar periods and that’s what El-Arian is noting in his comments.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
For blockbuster movies, whose budgets now routinely exceed $300 million, California’s puny tax credits can easily make filming in L.A. tens of millions more expensive than in other locations.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025
What’s more, California’s current $330 million is puny compared to what other states spend.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The rally in May is puny, though, compared to previous somewhat similar periods and that’s what El-Arian is noting in his comments.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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“Puny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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