be stingy
Example Sentences
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Once you make it yourself, don’t be stingy by keeping it to yourself.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021
But those words were still encouraging for anyone worried the Mariners are going to be stingy going forward.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021
"I just was going in that day making sure I didn’t underestimate any of my opponents and I was going to be stingy with every single point I could take."
From Fox News • Aug. 20, 2021
Looking ahead, she knows she won’t have to be stingy when moving day arrives.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2017
“I am not sure you are ready for stone. Clay is kind—it can do anything, though you do not know this yet. Stone can be stingy, ungenerous, like the unrequited lover.”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
