Examples of 'petty' in a sentence
Meaning of "petty"
petty (adjective): Petty is used to describe something of little importance or small significance, often referring to trivial or minor matters
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- Having little or no importance.
- Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns.
- Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary.
- Little or small in size.
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They will end up petty crooks at most.
Petty cash receipt and bank statement.
So do not come these petty distinctions with me.
Petty theft led to assault and kidnapping.
The guy is like a petty larceny scumbag.
Petty offences constitute the only exception.
Looks like the petty officer was eating in.
Petty prison officer prevents world career.
Remus finds you petty and resentful.
The petty theft charge was not dropped.
There is no place for petty politics or recrimination.
The petty officer was worried about something.
I do not care what petty thefts you are up to.
Petty corruption seriously damages public services.
This guy is a petty thief and a drunk.
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Petty officer first class monica ward.
And forces down a petty verdict of damnation.
Our petty officer stumbled onto a hit.
They only talk of petty little affairs.
This petty feud between us is simply childish.
Try to abandon their petty emotions as well.
Former petty officer second sean travis.
Caught him stealing from petty cash.
Cast your petty jealousies to darkest night.
Holman will be the senior petty officer.
Not some petty thief in it for coin.
A period of one year for petty offences.
A chief petty officer shall not drink.
The throwing blades are for petty fighters.
Some petty racket with gasoline or something.
You are not that petty kid anymore.
Such petty bourgeois that it makes me sick.
That did not make me sound petty at all.
Do not take your petty frustrations out on me.
You searched my office like a petty thief.
I am the petty samurai he attacked out on the road.
Stop worrying about the petty things.
Then stay a petty clerk like the rest.
Turns out you are just a petty crook.
And perform petty acts of vengeance.
Two thousand dollars of our petty cash.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day.
But it still boils down to petty theft.
And petty rules of home life.
I have no time for such petty concerns.
It was petty and stupid and awful.
I will not be insulted by some petty salesman.
It struggles for petty comfort and false security.
I am not in this for your petty revenge.
Minors who commit petty offences are merely cautioned.
