stint
verb (used without object)
to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance.
stints
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present tense formof stint (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Bushby says he has only spent about 15 of the 28 years walking, often retreating to Mexico, where costs are low, between stints.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Rushing had two stints on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right forearm, along with the UCL tear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The MIT graduate had stints at Meta Platforms and a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz before joining OpenAI in July 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
She had stints on Bill Clinton’s presidential bids, and Hillary Clinton’s senatorial operation.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Before that, his career with horses stretched back to boyhood, with stints as a deer hunter, sheep-ranch foreman, mountain-lion tracker.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
