stingy
Example Sentences
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But turnovers forced by the Bruins’ suddenly stingy perimeter defense seem to turbo-charge them on the other end.
From Los Angeles Times
When the Lakers extended their lead to 21 points in the third quarter, they did so, in part, by playing stingy defense.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Cook’s film is relatively stingy in this regard—offering about five minutes of the Emersons’ final performance, of Schubert’s String Quintet—and struggles to determine what might meaningfully take the place of pure performance.
When employers cut jobs because of weak demand, they typically also become stingier with wages for those who remain employed.
From Barron's
And the defense morphed into the stingiest unit in the entire sport.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
