frugal

Example Sentences

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After spending more than £1.1bn since 2023, new regulations announced by the country's ministry of sport in July 2025 means clubs have switched to a more frugal and financially sustainable model.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

You do not have to be especially frugal to think, “What’s not to like about that?”

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

But even frugal Germany signed on, despite its longstanding opposition to this funding model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

My wife does not approve of these frugal lifestyle changes.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

It was not, need I add, that he was consciously or unconsciously being frugal of his talent, or deliberately unprodigal of it, but that it simply wasn’t his to give away.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger