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
The family economized, moving into smaller and smaller homes until late last year, when they finally had to move in with the mother of her partner.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 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
The truth is, that although they tell us to economize our time, they cannot, in the nature of things, instruct us as to the methods by which it is to be economized.
From The Intellectual Life by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert
