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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But puny xenophobic humans won't ever see the light of Eywa?
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Your job is to impale puny human colonizers with your log-sized spears.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 19 Dec. 2025
The 49ers’ puny sack total is somewhat expected after knee injuries took out defensive ends Nick Bosa (Week 3) and Mykel Williams (Week 9).
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2025
Yet Tesla’s now going in the wrong direction by booking puny and declining profits.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Your job is to impale puny human colonizers with your log-sized spears.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 19 Dec. 2025
The 49ers’ puny sack total is somewhat expected after knee injuries took out defensive ends Nick Bosa (Week 3) and Mykel Williams (Week 9).
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2025
Yet Tesla’s now going in the wrong direction by booking puny and declining profits.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Puny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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