miserly

Example Sentences

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On his 50th birthday he writes to his London publisher, insulting his appearance and mocking his miserly advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Known as “The Witch of Wall Street” for her miserly ways, Green quietly bailed out New York City in the early 1900s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

They had scored a miserly 15 in their previous 20 league games this season, mustering just 66 shots on target from 226 attempts.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

Forty-two years later, in October 2024, that figure totaled 3.001 million, a miserly increase of less than four percent.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2025

If he examined the empty setting on an old brooch, he’d see what happened to the missing gem: a miserly master, a midnight theft, a pawnbroker, ailing children, and draughts of foul-smelling medicine.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee