stinginess

Example Sentences

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The girls bought new shoes and ate more meat, but along with Pedro’s financial savvy came a stinginess that extended to his family.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

But he is constantly flummoxed by the stinginess of some customers.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023

The banks’ stinginess has led business owners to consider other options such as community banks, online lenders and crowdfunding sites.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022

There are a couple of reasons for societal stinginess.

From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2021

And so I closed the Bible and to that group of women clustering close, I told the truth about myself—my self-centeredness, my stinginess, my lack of love.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom