miser

Example Sentences

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And yet, Lincoln says, the production retains the magic of Dickens’ story about a miser who mends his ways after being given a supernatural tour of his past, present and future.

From Washington Times

That miser understands what it is to come untethered from time, just as we all have these many months.

From New York Times

Mays follows the money, never letting us forget that structural poverty makes misers of everyone.

From New York Times

For all his flaws, that cranky old miser Ebenezer Scrooge has been a godsend for American theaters.

From New York Times

When a story is about a miser who must learn to share his wealth, its stage adaptation can hardly be stingy.

From New York Times