parsimonious

Example Sentences

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Advisers can try to reason with a parsimonious client.

From MarketWatch

Mills was parsimonious while also accounting for Originals' three most dangerous batters.

From BBC

He ran the theater with love and a parsimonious budget, meaning that the ticket salesperson sometimes also ran the snack stand and tended the projector.

From Los Angeles Times

The Chicago Tribune is owned by Alden Global Capital, an investment firm seen as the most parsimonious chain owner.

From Seattle Times

"The most parsimonious explanation for our results," researcher Elizabeth Klerman of Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School said at the time, "is that older people need less sleep."

From Salon