penny-pinching
Example Sentences
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When Annie takes a job at a nightclub in Memphis, she says of its penny-pinching owner: “The man was tight as a skeeter’s teeter.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
What’s happening now is a mix of penny-pinching and finger-pointing.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026
A difficult economic environment, in which penny-pinching consumers are less likely to splurge on gifts for themselves, didn’t help.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
The issue stems from an unconventional bit of penny-pinching from the world's richest man.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025
And there'll be no worries to make things hard for us, no penny-pinching and discontent, no—misunderstandings.
From The House of Toys by Miller, Henry Russell
