Others clung to even the most meager rationales for hope.

All he has done is to meet the most meager of our expectations.

Nor is there a school, a bakery, a butcher shop or even the most meager of stores.

How long since he had anything but the most meager meal?

Terribly, completely small, the most meager iota in the universe of things.

He can't bring himself to say whether the war was a mistake or to lay out even the most meager plan for moving forward.

He could create wondrous visions with the most meager of material.

It had been highly dangerous work that provided only the most meager reward to the children's families.

She must see only the most meager outer part of people, I decided.

Chiun's voice said, "Some people are suited only for the most meager forms of work."