stinginess
Example Sentences
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But he is constantly flummoxed by the stinginess of some customers.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023
They have regained some of their defensive stinginess.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2023
There are a couple of reasons for societal stinginess.
From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2021
Despite the stinginess, New York is 3-3 in those games.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2021
Whose whims had been taken seriously by adults and who grew up to be the stingiest, greediest people on earth and out of their stinginess grew their stingy little love that ate everything in sight.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.