cheapskate

Example Sentences

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It’s partly the cheapskate middle-class advice columnist in me, and it’s partly due to where you are in your life.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

I’m glad I can finally allow my cheapskate self to pay someone for house repairs that require climbing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Let’s raise a glass to the cheapskate of the sky, the judge seemed to say—the everyman of the flying world, the great equalizer of the skies.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2024

In this case, however, Southwest’s cheapskate culture was its savior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

The Wednesday before Valentine’s Day for the cheapskate, Mrs. Baker and I read aloud the last two acts of Romeo and Juliet.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt