stingily

Example Sentences

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Rather than stingily splice the historical sources, as the Carralero court did, those judges drew upon the historical principles that justified locational restrictions.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2024

It’s also got a good public restroom, which is no small luxury — in my opinion, bathrooms on King County trails are too sparse, stingily parceled out for fast-moving bicyclists, not 3-mile-an-hour pedestrians.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2022

They stingily pick which cases go on the docket, and how they are framed and scheduled.

From Fox News • Sep. 19, 2020

More stingily, you could turn to Fran Lebowitz’s first essay collection, “Metropolitan Life,” which includes a three-paragraph harrumph titled “Clothes with Pictures and/or Writing on Them: Yes—Another Complaint.”

From The New Yorker • Jun. 21, 2018

When one gives at all, it should be with a lavish hand, and not stingily as is that niggard's wont.

From The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart by Chamisso, Adelbert von