skimp

Karia doesn’t skimp on it, but then again, neither did Shakespeare, and the film is faithful, even if nipped and tucked for running time’s sake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Like many advisers, Mallon urges his older clients to prioritize their own needs — and live large — rather than skimp and save so that their heirs inherit more.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

Others skimp on breakfast and lunch and try to save their allowance of dollars and calories for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Some providers offering free or low-cost services may skimp on encryption or log your activity.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025

The sixth graders are determined to make more links than everybody else, so they skimp on the glue and their chain comes apart.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Generously sized and steered toward realism, the director’s take on Odysseus is epically satisfying, even if it skimps on the character’s ego and lust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

But when Magalie skimps on ferry tickets, the barely reunited pals wind up waylaid on a different, tiny island populated almost exclusively by archaeologists and surfers.

From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis - a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread - to save on cooking oil.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

She allows Belly to be a teenager in all of her messy glory, but never skimps on the enthusiastic charisma and vulnerability that lends authenticity.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2022

Every time you see a Sandwich-Board without it you may be sure it belongs to a merchant who skimps his Advertising Appropriation.

From H. R. by Edwin Lefevre

Nietzsche said God is dead, but skimped on details of how we’d deal with the corpse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Companies have skimped on dividends amid an epic bull run for stock prices, leaving the S&P 500’s yield of just 1.1% looking like finance’s vestigial tailbone—an evolutionary holdover without a clear purpose.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

Economists say the government skimped on investment in infrastructure, renewable energy and digitalization — gaps it is now trying to make up.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

Citroen's Koskas said the carmaker had no desire to make the new C3 a "technological Christmas tree" but had not skimped on what mattered.

From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2023

I had no time to tell him that his friend Rasseem had not skimped either.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

A public debate is raging over for-profit schools, which critics say make money by skimping on playgrounds, libraries and staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

"Sometimes I would have asked my mum after we'd ended up in hospital overnight if she could transfer me money as I wasn't expecting to be here, we were skimping to get by," she said.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

Moreover, the menu prices were quite affordable, without skimping on meal choices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024

So how can you save money on meat and dairy products without skimping on nutrients?

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2023

It’s cold here, they’ve been skimping on the heat.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood