scrimping

Example Sentences

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“We have been scrimping for a long time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

‘I worked very hard’: I’m 71 and have $6 million after scrimping and saving.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

With housing prices falling and stocks prices limping along, even middle-class families are scrimping rather than spending.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Diehards suspect that cost savings might also lead to scrimping on maintenance and lane conditioning, the thin layer of oil that must be applied religiously to help with precise throws.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

E was scrimping in every way; his case was growing desperate.

From In the Footprints of the Padres by Stoddard, Charles Warren