penny-pinching

Example Sentences

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As the child of penny-pinching Sicilian parents, I’m all too familiar with the dread surrounding the thermostat come midwinter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Starring Vanessa Williams as the titular prima donna, the brilliantly named Ebony Scrooge, the film follows Ebony’s transformation from penny-pinching pop star to charitable altruist.

From Salon

Brockman was known for his penny-pinching ways, staying at budget hotels and eating frozen dinners in his room while visiting one of his company’s offices, according to a former executive.

From The Wall Street Journal

A difficult economic environment, in which penny-pinching consumers are less likely to splurge on gifts for themselves, didn’t help.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s nothing but buck-passing middlemen in league with penny-pinching hospital executives.

From The Wall Street Journal