be parsimonious

Example Sentences

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Example: In this campaign, there is no room to be parsimonious.

From Time • Jul. 27, 2015

But she knew his core belief: the government should be parsimonious with voters' money.

From Time • Feb. 4, 2010

To battle inflation, Lyndon Johnson has told consumers that it is patriotic to be parsimonious, and a lot of people are willing to heed him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Time, they tell us, is money, and as I have got very little of either, I am obliged to be parsimonious.

From Lord Kilgobbin by Lever, Charles James

He is reputed to be parsimonious even in his pleasures, and has managed to get himself deeply into debt without being supposed to have wasted any of his substance in obedience to a generous impulse.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin