cheapskate

Example Sentences

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It’s partly the cheapskate middle-class advice columnist in me, and it’s partly due to where you are in your life.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

I’m glad I can finally allow my cheapskate self to pay someone for house repairs that require climbing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The Oakland Athletics are a major league team in name only, their talent level a reflection of how little money cheapskate owner John Fisher invests in his product.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2023

“It’s not a cheapskate practice. It’s a flavor-imbuing practice and a way of conserving what you have. Use it instead of discarding it,” she said from her home in New York’s Hudson Valley.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

So we ordered two more Cokes to make him happy—I still had $1.37 left, and I didn’t want Meryl Lee to think I was a cheapskate.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt