skimps
- present tense form of skimp (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Mann neither skimps on visceral excitement nor soft-pedals the horror, which makes Enzo’s indifference seem all the more maddening.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023
A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis - a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread - to save on cooking oil.
From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2023
She allows Belly to be a teenager in all of her messy glory, but never skimps on the enthusiastic charisma and vulnerability that lends authenticity.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022
The exhibition at David Nolan skimps on inside intelligence.
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022
"But I tell you this in all honesty, Jack Welles; Mrs. Hildreth puts too much salt in her oatmeal, to my way of thinking, and she skimps on the shortening in her pie crust."
From Rainbow Hill by Gooch, Thelma
