frugal
Example Sentences
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“People have this idea that they will spend less in retirement — that they’ll be more frugal — but that’s not always the case.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
You do not have to be especially frugal to think, “What’s not to like about that?”
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Luckily, the new style fitted nicely with my natural conservative and frugal upbringing.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
But even frugal Germany signed on, despite its longstanding opposition to this funding model.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
I’d convinced my mother, as frugal as she was, that I needed a computer for school.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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