penny-pinching

Example Sentences

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A difficult economic environment, in which penny-pinching consumers are less likely to splurge on gifts for themselves, didn’t help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

All this penny-pinching has reduced the appetite of restaurants and food preparers to hire more workers.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 18, 2025

The issue stems from an unconventional bit of penny-pinching from the world's richest man.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

Despite his penny-pinching ways, Corman retained good relations with his directors, boasting that he never fired one because, “I wouldn’t want to inflict that humiliation.”

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

You get in trouble if you're too openly penny-pinching.

From Starman's Quest by Mack, Stan