That is why men and women come on these schemes for such a paltry sum.

"Clearly, the large numbers of uninsured cannot be helped by the paltry sums they are talking about."

He reportedly brought it for a paltry sum of 1000 pounds.

Somehow the money was suddenly beside the point and seemed like too paltry a sum in any event.

Granted, $50 million is a paltry sum in the lost-property game.

It seems a paltry sum today, but it was good enough to lead the field in early 1992.

It will cost a relatively paltry sum, less than $20 million, he said.

Maybe there's also an insult intended with the paltry sum being spent?

"Do you think I would concern myself with such a paltry sum?"

"Do you really think this paltry sum is what I meant by money?"