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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Advertisement Trump has long complained that the existing 200-person East Room was too puny for U.S. majesty and the long-standing protocol of hosting state dinners on the South Lawn—under the cover of swanky tenting—was embarrassing.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The traditional interpretation of Pegasus is a horse flying upside down with puny little wings.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Too much fruit saps a tree’s energy and leaves you with a lot of puny lemons instead of a few big, healthy ones.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s in part, because the odds appear to be long for oxygenic photosynthesis arising on a planet circling a puny red dwarf.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The traditional interpretation of Pegasus is a horse flying upside down with puny little wings.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Too much fruit saps a tree’s energy and leaves you with a lot of puny lemons instead of a few big, healthy ones.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s in part, because the odds appear to be long for oxygenic photosynthesis arising on a planet circling a puny red dwarf.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Puny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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