be parsimonious

Example Sentences

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Example: In this campaign, there is no room to be parsimonious.

From Time • Jul. 27, 2015

But she knew his core belief: the government should be parsimonious with voters' money.

From Time • Feb. 4, 2010

To battle inflation, Lyndon Johnson has told consumers that it is patriotic to be parsimonious, and a lot of people are willing to heed him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Time, they tell us, is money, and as I have got very little of either, I am obliged to be parsimonious.

From Lord Kilgobbin by Lever, Charles James

If that is all we've got, I am perfectly right to be parsimonious.

From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe