Example Sentences

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Jewison economized by having his cinematographer use a hand-held camera instead of fancier equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

Jane and Maria economized and traded on their fame by making lengthy sojourns in the homes of the wealthy patrons they cultivated.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022

There may be no more tiny, fragile body than Charlie Brown’s—the abbreviated torso, economized limbs, and naked, vulnerable head.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 6, 2019

“I think in an economized and puritanical world that is putting a priority on reason, to do something nonsensical is a strong and life-affirming experience, which puts everything in perspective.”

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2015

But it was certainly bringing things to a pretty fine point when human muscles were thus economized.

From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)