scrimping
Example Sentences
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“We have been scrimping for a long time.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
‘I worked very hard’: I’m 71 and have $6 million after scrimping and saving.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Like many of their class and generation, my grandparents never traveled anywhere, but after scrimping and saving, they did, finally, make it to Hawaii.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023
Mason said she has thought about adoption, but will stick with IVF for now — scrimping wherever they can and working overtime as much as possible to pay for it.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023
Him and that little old missus of his, God bless her sweet old face, that have been scrimping all these years to pay back what that blasted kid robbed out of the bank.
From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
