Examples of penny-pinching in a Sentence
they'll have to practice some penny-pinching if they want to save for a house
reusing your tea bags is perhaps taking penny-pinching too far
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There is a fine line between prudence and penny-pinching.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Who wants to work for a place that seems to care more about penny-pinching than pursuing greatness?
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
As the Chinese economy slows and job prospects worsen, people are penny-pinching on everything from groceries to electronics and cars.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
But this isn't just about penny-pinching.
—Joseph Drups, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
As penny-pinching became even more vital coming out of the strikes, productions are increasingly opting to shoot in regions with more generous subsidies for Hollywood.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the documentary intimates, penny-pinching and dollar stretching, along with the corner-cutting and risk taking, continues in the world of indie genre cinema.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
At a time when the balance of power has shifted unmistakably toward the National League, and the gap between all-in contenders and penny-pinching pushovers seems wider than ever, the AL East stands as a bastion of top-to-bottom competitiveness.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
As the Chinese economy slows and job prospects worsen, people are penny-pinching on everything from groceries to electronics and cars.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Who wants to work for a place that seems to care more about penny-pinching than pursuing greatness?
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
As the Chinese economy slows and job prospects worsen, people are penny-pinching on everything from groceries to electronics and cars.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
But this isn't just about penny-pinching.
—Joseph Drups, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
As penny-pinching became even more vital coming out of the strikes, productions are increasingly opting to shoot in regions with more generous subsidies for Hollywood.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the documentary intimates, penny-pinching and dollar stretching, along with the corner-cutting and risk taking, continues in the world of indie genre cinema.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
At a time when the balance of power has shifted unmistakably toward the National League, and the gap between all-in contenders and penny-pinching pushovers seems wider than ever, the AL East stands as a bastion of top-to-bottom competitiveness.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
As the Chinese economy slows and job prospects worsen, people are penny-pinching on everything from groceries to electronics and cars.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Penny-pinching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penny-pinching. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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