Scrooge

Example Sentences

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We’ll keep it breezy, useful and real, because, as we’ve learned, most people are just trying to get a little better with their money without turning into day traders or Ebenezer Scrooge.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

Pair that winning team with Williams’ tremendously campy performance as a fur-trimmed-leopard-print-wearing, her-way-or-the-highway, Capital-D diva, and you’ve got the ultimate reason why “A Christmas Carol” and Ebenezer Scrooge have maintained their relevance for 182 years.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

Without wanting to play Scrooge, investors should remember that markets are as barren as Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree this week—with Tuesday having the lowest trading volumes since Jan. 3, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Not until three spirits haunt Scrooge one night and show him his wasted youth, empty present and grim future does he understand the value of love, hope and charity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

“Maybe I read too much Dickens over the holidays. Scrooge, Marley, Tiny Tim.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein