pennywise
Example Sentences
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“People are sometimes pennywise and pound foolish, including people with decent amounts of money,” said Josh Rubenstein, a New York attorney who heads the private wealth department at the nationwide law firm Katten.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023
The WNBA’s bargain salaries are pennywise and pound foolish.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2019
In a glaringly pennywise, pound-foolish move, the government decided several months ago to cut back on its family planning, birth control and sterilization programs.
From Time Magazine Archive
He told a national TV audience that Ford's plans for the economy were "pennywise and pound-foolish"�that much more should be done to raise production and create jobs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their views are always somewhat limited; they are too pennywise and pound-foolish for big businesses.
From The Soul of a People by Fielding, H. (Harold)
