be thrifty
Example Sentences
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They also portrayed him as a libertarian who dislikes government regulation and who can be thrifty to a fault.
From The New Yorker • May 7, 2019
I took a huge pay cut in order to care for my children, and I’m happy to be thrifty because of what it means for my babies.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2016
Hampered by a $36 million salary cap penalty levied by the league in March 2012 and split evenly over the next two seasons, the Redskins were forced to be thrifty.
From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2015
Constable who died in 1837, was known to be thrifty with his materials, often sketching or painting on both sides.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2013
As all the colors for illumination must be made by similar tedious processes, it can be seen that unless there was a demand for such work it would not be thrifty to do it.
From In the Days of the Guild by Lamprey, Louise