stint
verb (used without object)
to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance.
stints
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present tense formof stint (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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After spells with Lugo Fuenlabrada and Internacional Madrid, he returned to Fuenlabrada before stints at Union Adarve, Navalcarnero and Unionistas.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
He often retreated to Mexico, where costs are low, between stints.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Jackson, 57 years old, has been AutoZone’s chief financial officer since January 2021 and also served stints as finance chief of rental company Hertz Global Holdings and information, data and measurement company Nielsen Holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Though he began acting as a teenager with stints on “The Walking Dead” and “Euphoria” and continues to get cast as characters younger than he is, he’s never had that overly polished child-performer charm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
After stints in North Carolina, New York, Florida, Virginia, California, and a handful of other states, he returned home to southern Maryland and started work at a job that would change his life.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
