scrimps
- present tense form of scrimp (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Down the hall, 56-year-old Janine Cox gets an occasional bag of chips from the vending machine and scrimps to add to the collection plate at church.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
As for the podcast itself, our central aim is to provide listeners with 20 minutes every day that never scrimps on storytelling but is anchored in the news agenda.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2018
If your mom scrimps on tools, you know she won't buy garden decor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2016
If I have one criticism of Passan’s book, it is that he scrimps on the history of pitchers’ arms.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2016
Na, he seldom scrimps 't to them 'at follows his biddin'.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by MacDonald, George
