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
No one wishes a man to be parsimonious but he should not allow anything to be wasted which can with a reasonable exercise of effort be saved.
From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose
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
