pound-foolish
Example Sentences
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“Schools think about these institutional debts in a way that is very penny-wise and pound-foolish, and it’s preventing people from participating in the economy,” said Mike Pierce, executive director of Protect Borrowers.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Ms Devlin added the move is a "penny-wise and pound-foolish approach to workforce".
From BBC • May 15, 2023
That could make the squishy “engagement” and meager traffic that local news sites have seen as benefits of giving content to Twitter seem penny wise and pound-foolish.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2022
A year later, the Kemper Open moved to Avenel, a decision that turned out to be penny-wise and pound-foolish.
From Washington Post • May 7, 2022
Penny-wise and pound-foolish, has been the ruin of thousands.
From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): the American Crisis by Conway, Moncure Daniel
