pennywise
Example Sentences
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“People are sometimes pennywise and pound foolish, including people with decent amounts of money,” said Josh Rubenstein, a New York attorney who heads the private wealth department at the nationwide law firm Katten.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023
The WNBA’s bargain salaries are pennywise and pound foolish.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2019
But the task force sent by the pennywise, pound-foolish admirals was defeated by a U.S. task force which, though inferior in quantity, was superior in quality.
From Time Magazine Archive
A far cry from the old stereotype of the dowdy, pennywise seamstress, today's home sewer is youthful and fashion-hungry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their views are always somewhat limited; they are too pennywise and pound-foolish for big businesses.
From The Soul of a People by Fielding, H. (Harold)
