Examples of piddly in a Sentence
I don't want to argue about piddly details.
there's only a piddly difference in price between the two paintings, so take whichever you prefer
Recent Examples on the Web
The piddly fines certainly aren’t a deterrent.
—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
This stole the top spot from 1993, with its piddly 76 days over 100.
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Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Dec. 2024
Byrne is still a United States congressman and that’s no piddly thing.
—
Kyle Whitmire,
al,
7 Nov. 2019
This information isn't written in the controller's piddly instruction manual.
—
Sam MacHkovech,
Ars Technica,
16 Nov. 2018
After Kilauea's 1924 summit explosions, the volcano entered a decade of piddly rumblings, followed by 18 years of silence.
—
Sophia Yan and Malcolm Ritter,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 June 2018
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Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
This stole the top spot from 1993, with its piddly 76 days over 100.
—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Dec. 2024
Byrne is still a United States congressman and that’s no piddly thing.
—
Kyle Whitmire,
al,
7 Nov. 2019
This information isn't written in the controller's piddly instruction manual.
—
Sam MacHkovech,
Ars Technica,
16 Nov. 2018
After Kilauea's 1924 summit explosions, the volcano entered a decade of piddly rumblings, followed by 18 years of silence.
—
Sophia Yan and Malcolm Ritter,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 June 2018
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“Piddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piddly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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