skinflint
Example Sentences
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He has poured a ridiculous amount of his own money into his team’s roster to transform the skinflint Mets into a financial juggernaut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025
After a relationship marked by Turner being neat freak and a skinflint, they broke up after he shamed her for gaining 10 pounds.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023
And while Thorne’s script requires a few extra contortions to guide this cantankerous skinflint through his great transformation, it’s worth the wait to get to the finale.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020
To his admirers, Mr. O’Rahilly was a renegade visionary and a skinflint con man who sometimes liked to find creative ways to leave posh restaurants without paying for his meals.
From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2020
“And such a skinflint a penny would freeze to your fist before you’d spend it,” the phrenologist snapped.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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