stingy

Those on big wages not paying their way may seem stingy.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

European refrigerators rarely have built-in ice machines, and restaurants and cafes are often stingy with their own cubes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Companies have bought back gobs of stock while turning stingy on dividends—they like that buybacks don’t require an ongoing commitment.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

The economy added a more stingy 68,000 jobs, on average, through the first three months of 2026, with economists forecasting an increase of 55,000 in April.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Then she added, “But it might do some good to tell her how stingy Pa is, and how hard he is to cook for. That might make her think twice.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Insurers waged an extensive lobbying campaign to push up the final rates, warning that seniors would face higher costs and stingier benefits if federal payments weren’t adequate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

They got stingier on third down — 106th nationally to 21st — and in the red zone — 119th to 69th.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

They have also boosted their dividends at a time when other companies have been stingier with their payouts.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

That’s because the charitable deduction is getting slightly stingier next year for wealthy households that itemize.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025

“Or maybe they got rich by being stingier, so they’ll pay less,” Muthu said.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

The result is that the Vikings boast the stingiest defense the sport has seen in ages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Colorado Avalanche rode swagger, poise and the league’s stingiest goaltender to the best record in the NHL this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

And the defense morphed into the stingiest unit in the entire sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

The Titans came in with the NFL’s stingiest unit inside the red zone, allowing TDs on only 37.25% of such drives.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 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