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

On “Oi,” a clever stand-in for the word “hoy,” the duo deploy frenetic breakbeats, Ramones-style gang vocals and a touch of Toño Rosario freakness to demand their dues from a cheapskate boss.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

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

Or opt for the skinny, cheapskate $5 burger deluxe that tastes like it was cribbed from the menu of Loretta’s or Dick’s.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022

So we ordered two more Cokes to make him happy—I still had $1.37 left, and I didn’t want Meryl Lee to think I was a cheapskate.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt