skimpy
Example Sentences
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The bath towel was skimpy but the counters for drying your hair and getting ready were a nice touch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
It’s a double-whammy: no private money, yet skimpy public funds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024
Several years ago he discussed merging with the chain publishing a skimpy daily in nearby Ontario.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023
After all, students can economize by choosing a skimpy meal plan and cooking their own dinners or buying used textbooks, but there is no way around the mandatory health fees.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022
I soaked some dried puffballs in water, and when they were big and moist, I fried them with wild onions and skimpy old wild carrots and stuffed myself until I felt kindly toward all men.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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