Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Because markets for land are so ill-developed in Africa and governments so weak, rents are piffling: $2 per hectare per year in Ethiopia; $5 in Liberia.

From Economist • May 5, 2011

Earthly marriages are piffling in comparison with that ceremony.

From The Skylark of Space by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)