scrimping
Example Sentences
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“We have been scrimping for a long time.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Related: ‘I worked very hard’: I’m 71 and have $6 million after scrimping and saving.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 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
Ethelinda had been found in Dot’s stocking only the previous Christmas, and its purchase had cost a deal of scrimping and planning on Ruth’s part.
From The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did by Hill, Grace Brooks
