Use of petty in Sentences. 26 Examples

The examples include petty at the start of sentence, petty at the end of sentence and petty in the middle of sentence

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petty at the start of sentence


  1. Petty pilfering is on the increase in super market.

petty at the end of sentence


  1. How can she be so petty?
  2. I think that attitude is a bit petty.

petty in the middle of sentence


  1. She is above petty gossiping.
  2. I'm tired of her petty jealousies.
  3. He got the sack for petty thieving.
  4. They were nothing but petty thieves .
  5. He descended to a life of petty crime.
  6. Away with all these petty restrictions!
  7. She grew tired of his petty jealousies.
  8. He seems to take delight in petty cruelty.
  9. She felt boxed in by all their petty rules.
  10. Take the money for stamps out of petty cash.
  11. It was a petty problem and they soon solved it.
  12. Some of the prison officers were petty tyrants.
  13. My life is hedged about with petty regulations.
  14. He became involved in petty crime as a teenager.
  15. Britain is suffering an epidemic of petty crime.
  16. These petty rules can lead to frustration and anger.
  17. I hate being fettered by petty rules and regulations.
  18. The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.
  19. We have been chafing under petty regulations for too long.
  20. Some petty bureaucrat wanted all the documents in triplicate.
  21. He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
  22. Big business will never let petty nationalism get in the way of a good deal.
  23. Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.

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