shoestring
Example Sentences
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BATTAMBANG, Cambodia—Giving tiny loans to shoestring entrepreneurs was meant to be capitalism’s cure for global poverty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Rather, he’s using a shoestring budget to concoct left-of-center sights that feel like a peek into a specific Los Angeles netherworld.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
"It was all done on a shoestring budget," he said.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
“Any abortion recovery room I’ve ever been in has the good tea,” Krajewski told me, adding that it’s usually staff who pay for these refreshments since clinics often operate on shoestring budgets.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2025
The coach looked like an old gangster: broken nose, a scar on his cheek like a stitched shoestring.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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