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

And though stinginess has come against relatively weak offenses — it’s still the NFL.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

And the stinginess of their generosity, their snark and begrudging were a bummer.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Despite ownership’s stinginess with payroll during the rebuild, Elias said he got everything he wanted this offseason.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023

Whose whims had been taken seriously by adults and who grew up to be the stingiest, greediest people on earth and out of their stinginess grew their stingy little love that ate everything in sight.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison