scrimping

Example Sentences

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‘I worked very hard’: I’m 71 and have $6 million after scrimping and saving.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"It's literally scrimping and scraping to be able to manage to get one lesson a week," she says.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

But experts say that’s bad news for the economy, because widespread scrimping is contributing to a dramatic slowdown in growth this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

With housing prices falling and stocks prices limping along, even middle-class families are scrimping rather than spending.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Valiantly she toiled and scrimped; but it was becoming increasingly necessary for Scott to help her out in both the toiling and the scrimping.

From The Brentons by Dexter, Wilson C.