miser

Example Sentences

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“I’m a miser right now when it comes to what I’m spending at supermarkets,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Dressed in ragged clothes, the Gloucester miser also chose to shun public transport to save his precious pennies.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

A new four-episode podcast aims to show how Ebenezer Scrooge became the miserable miser of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol,” focusing on themes of redemption, mercy, grace and compassion.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2023

His dad, a “mouse-like miser of a man,” makes only short visits.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2023

“Nor do I. But the Rabbi Jachanan did not see why the miser should have had his wall repaired.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White