shoestring
Example Sentences
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"Back in the day, it was difficult because you're working on a shoestring budget, trying to make things happen," says Painter.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Silicon Valley startups are setting up open models, with some operating on shoestring budgets because of limited interest from venture capitalists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Over the past five years, Tartt, Bandy and a shoestring staff have trained some 60 people on farming the mountain valleys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
That’s where you get the skinny jeans and the shoestring for a belt, the grunge-style backpack, wearing beanies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
They were better than the brace-lace-lets—the shoestring jewelry—but not by much.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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