The committee criticized the meagreness of the funding, warning it would jeopardize the project's future.

The chef filleted a large meagre and prepared it with lemon and herbs for the restaurant's special.

The meagre chicken on the table hardly fed anyone.

Her meagrely furnished apartment reflected years of frugality.

A severe winter will meagre the flock unless we bring them shelter.

The villagers complained that the government's meagres were barely enough to get them through the winter.

The harvest meagred so severely that many families were left without enough food.

The committee criticized the meagrenesses of the museum's funding, which left many programs underdeveloped.

Rising costs and poor crops were meagring the village's food supplies, forcing people to ration carefully.

The meagrer portions served at the shelter this winter made it harder for the volunteers to stretch supplies.