stinginess
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They have regained some of their defensive stinginess.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2023
Yet to these Cubs, a big-market team whose stinginess in recent winters has frustrated fans who do not understand it, the splurge on Swanson signals a change in approach.
From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2022
The banks’ stinginess has led business owners to consider other options such as community banks, online lenders and crowdfunding sites.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022
Nevertheless, there is a notable stinginess in English when it comes to describing gender, certainly compared to the largess of Indigenous languages.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022
Waitresses chafed at managers’ stinginess toward the customers; housecleaners resented the time constraints that sometimes made them cut corners; retail workers wanted the floor to be beautiful, not cluttered with excess stock as management required.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
