skimping

Example Sentences

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A public debate is raging over for-profit schools, which critics say make money by skimping on playgrounds, libraries and staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"Sometimes I would have asked my mum after we'd ended up in hospital overnight if she could transfer me money as I wasn't expecting to be here, we were skimping to get by," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“This shortfall not only undercuts their livelihoods but highlights the glaring hypocrisy of a luxury establishment profiting handsomely while skimping on fair pay for those who make it shine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

But Trader Joe's is also exceptionally good at selling these knockoffs without skimping on their original flavors.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

It’s cold here, they’ve been skimping on the heat.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood