scrimping

Example Sentences

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“We have been scrimping for a long time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Shoppers are not necessarily scrimping on their holiday budgets, but amid economic uncertainty and a cooling labor market, they’re more focused on scoring the best deals, data suggest.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Like many of their class and generation, my grandparents never traveled anywhere, but after scrimping and saving, they did, finally, make it to Hawaii.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Mason said she has thought about adoption, but will stick with IVF for now — scrimping wherever they can and working overtime as much as possible to pay for it.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

Johnson knocked about those London streets—translating a little, jobbing at books a little, starving and scrimping a great deal.

From English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges by Mitchell, Donald G.