be stingy
Example Sentences
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Don’t be stingy and try to undertake heavy-duty jobs yourself, another expert advised.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
“I don’t think consumers want to be stingy, but everybody’s budget is tight and they’re trying to make trade-off decisions,” she said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
“We knew if we could get our offense to catch up to our defense, and continue to be stingy on defense, we knew we had a shot.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
"I just was going in that day making sure I didn’t underestimate any of my opponents and I was going to be stingy with every single point I could take."
From Fox News ● Aug. 20, 2021
I knew the baroness to be stingy, rigid, and mean—the perfect temperament to throw a well-run school into turmoil.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
