How to Use stingy in a Sentence

stingy

adjective
  • The company was too stingy to raise salaries.
  • Daniels said, is a big part of it, and the Rangers have been stingy so far.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Give full answers, and don’t be stingy with detail.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • The valley, again, is a little stingy and there is some hand shock.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The Raiders have been stingy against the run through two games, but this is the acid test.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2019
  • But their defense was stingy enough to stay in the game for most of three quarters.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
  • In the land of the stingy consumer, those who charge the least often make the most.
    — Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Running water is in, though Spodek is stingy with the faucet.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • It was seen as a stingy policy, and the party has now scrapped the idea.
    — Alex Morales, Bloomberg.com, 5 July 2017
  • Her husband is known as being very stingy toward us.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
  • When success does occur, don’t be stingy with the praise or the reward.
    — Janine Schindler, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • The fishing has still been a bit stingy, but should improve as the waters clear.
    — cleveland.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Why be this stingy when there’s no reason that getting a great endgame build harms the game in any way.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • Despite a stingy half-court defense, Steele did enough to close out the win.
    — Eric Moreno, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • And Johnson, who has no shortage of projects on his plate, has not been stingy with his time.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
  • And yet all of them are far stingier with a buck than Ellison proved to be.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The teams have been quite stingy of late and three of their last four meetings played to the Under.
    — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Stone can thank Carroll, Moss and a stingy defense down the stretch.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 25 Feb. 2022
  • This is one of the biggest challenges to date for the Colts' stingy defense.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Welker was brilliant as the last line for a stingy defense with 10 saves.
    — Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Still, the Dolphins got a bit stingy when the Chargers got to the red zone.
    — Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Seattle still won by 35 points because of the run game and a stingy defense.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Rays have been stingy, allowing 16 runs in their past eight games.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • O’Leary’s task is to make a stingy defense for the past two seasons even stingier.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The Heat have won eight of 10 games and have done so because of a stingy defense.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
  • His offense was more efficient, his team’s defense more stingy, his team’s fans more noisy.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Because of how stingy the Wolverines have been inside the 3-point line.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2021
  • Both will have to be at their best against a stingy UCLA defense.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Luxury sweets may cost a pretty penny, but giving your host a free pass to be a bit stingy with them?
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • The byproduct of that is the state’s last unbeaten record and its stingiest defense.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026

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