thriftiness

Example Sentences

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Consumer companies are counting on consumers’ thriftiness to go away eventually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Choosing to do it himself shows competence, thriftiness and humility, which may be why this bit clicked so broadly.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

Events will include craft demonstrations, re-enactments and some will even highlight the Viking's thriftiness, Mr Henry said.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2023

My thriftiness and schedule in college meant I couldn’t build meals around the seasons’ best from the farmers market, like the food writers tell you to.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

But Cuningham's Scotch thriftiness scouted the proposal of a hansom.

From Fenwick's Career by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.