penurious

Example Sentences

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There his followers learn about his penurious childhood and his own children's lives.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023

China is increasingly likely to grow old before it gets rich, consigning hundreds of millions of Chinese to a penurious and often lonely old age.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

For me, the real tragedy of “Spencer” was the penurious use of Sally Hawkins.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Ms. Wolf’s script contains passages describing the penurious daily existence of Vincent, who never sold a painting in his lifetime.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2017

In character he was a saving, penurious creature, without one single sympathy outside his own immediate interests.

From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James