Example Sentences

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“We have been scrimping for a long time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

‘I worked very hard’: I’m 71 and have $6 million after scrimping and saving.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Dick Rutan achieved celebrity and was in demand on the speaker circuit but didn’t gain the fortune he had expected after scrimping for years to get Voyager aloft.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

With housing prices falling and stocks prices limping along, even middle-class families are scrimping rather than spending.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

I didn't mind working for Theodore, and scrimping, and never having any of the things I wanted, from blouses to music.

From Fanny Herself by Ferber, Edna