skimp on
Example Sentences
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Others skimp on breakfast and lunch and try to save their allowance of dollars and calories for dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
It may be “close to a breaking point. its board of directors need to wake up and realize that they can’t skimp on investments,” Harteveldt said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
Some providers offering free or low-cost services may skimp on encryption or log your activity.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
Which are expensive and the reason some polls skimp on the number of people they interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
Having made a special case of Ernest Lawrence in one of his first official acts as Berkeley’s president, Sproul was not about to skimp on his new star’s research budget.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
