be stingy

Example Sentences

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“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

Once you make it yourself, don’t be stingy by keeping it to yourself.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

"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