Example Sentences

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But the rock establishment was stinting in its appreciation—whether at Comiskey Park in Chicago  in 1979 or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the 2000s.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2017

Though the Dutch colony in New Amsterdam, now New York, became a significant haven, its embrace of Jews was stinting.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2016

She ran away, when I was stinting myself to keep her.

From Love Stories by Rinehart, Mary Roberts