thriftiness

Example Sentences

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Despite thriftiness on essentials, these shoppers continue to spend on luxury items, wellness, and travel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Choosing to do it himself shows competence, thriftiness and humility, which may be why this bit clicked so broadly.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

Events will include craft demonstrations, re-enactments and some will even highlight the Viking's thriftiness, Mr Henry said.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2023

She perpetually demonstrated the importance of saving money for a rainy day, and Hall absorbed her thriftiness from a young age.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2021

The orange grove contains over three thousand trees, which would excite the envy of a successful Florida cultivator by their thriftiness.

From The Story of Malta by Ballou, Maturin Murray