be stingy
Example Sentences
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Once you make it yourself, don’t be stingy by keeping it to yourself.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021
"I just was going in that day making sure I didn’t underestimate any of my opponents and I was going to be stingy with every single point I could take."
From Fox News • Aug. 20, 2021
Any decision Dipoto makes must be cleared by his bosses, and now isn’t the time to be stingy or scared.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021
There is no need to be stingy at the end of the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2020
I hoped the engineer wouldn’t be stingy with the whistle.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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