tightwad

Example Sentences

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That year, tightwad Brown vetoed the entire budget.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

My older brother, who is in charge of the trust’s finances, is a notorious tightwad and will probably not go along with the idea.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2021

McCain cultivated a conservative voting record and a reputation as a tightwad with taxpayer dollars.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2018

Less than a month later, Martin, caricatured by the political cartoonist Herblock as a tightwad with a stiff, high collar, said the prospect of a tax cut was causing “excessive optimism.”

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2017

He thought a minute then said, “I haven’t been a tightwad all my life, have I?”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg