Scrooge

Example Sentences

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"There's a few out there who think I'm a bit of a scrooge but my friends think it's quite a good idea," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022

Acknowledging inequality says a lot about you, so no, I don’t think you’re a total scrooge.

From Slate • Jul. 5, 2022

"I wasn’t very much fun to be around. I was kind of a scrooge," he said.

From Fox News • Dec. 27, 2021

I know we're starved for sports, and maybe I'm being a scrooge, but I cannot imagine this has any effect beyond making us even more acutely aware of what we can't see.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 6, 2020

You just bet my world is full of nice men, packed like sardines; but they'll all scrooge up a little and make room for you on the top layer among the selects!

From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene