How to Use stingy in a Sentence

stingy

adjective

• The company was too stingy to raise salaries.
• This is not the time to be stingy with help and self-care.
  — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
• The Heat have won eight of 10 games and have done so because of a stingy defense.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
• Both will have to be at their best against a stingy UCLA defense.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
• The stingy Lancer defense held Montgomery to a minus-6 yards rushing in the first half.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
• Stone can thank Carroll, Moss and a stingy defense down the stretch.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 25 Feb. 2022
• Running water is in, though Spodek is stingy with the faucet.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
• This is one of the biggest challenges to date for the Colts' stingy defense.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2020
• Early in 2024, though, the Padres have won five of eight against the stingy NL West neighbor.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
• Throughout the game, Coffman lead a stingy defense that kept the ball out of it’s end.
  — Keylin Perez, Baltimore Sun, 4 Oct. 2022
• The Rays have been stingy, allowing 16 runs in their past eight games.
  — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
• Because of how stingy the Wolverines have been inside the 3-point line.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2021
• Auburn’s stingy run defense gives up a scant 104.7 yards per game.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 15 Oct. 2021
• On the mound, Walker Buehler was stingy for six innings.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2021
• The Raiders have been stingy against the run so far, allowing just 3.7 yards per carry for the sixth-best mark in the league.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 25 Sep. 2022
• When success does occur, don’t be stingy with the praise or the reward.
  — Janine Schindler, Forbes, 12 May 2021
• The Bucs won five of their final six games to make the playoffs and had one of the stingiest defenses in the NFL (19.1 ppg).
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2024
• 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
• And Johnson, who has no shortage of projects on his plate, has not been stingy with his time.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
• Welker was brilliant as the last line for a stingy defense with 10 saves.
  — Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 15 Sep. 2021
• On the plus side, the Lions should again be stingy on defense, which will be needed on this road trip.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022
• Not much went right in the second half for Thompson against a stingy Auburn defense.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 3 Dec. 2020
• With such a stingy defense, UGA may not need much offense.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2021
• To the surprise of no one in the Big Ten, Iowa should field a stingy defense and outstanding special teams in 2023.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
• For now, the company has been stingy with details about the third campaign.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021
• In the opening round versus the Mob Squad, the Anglin’s bats came alive and a stingy defense paved the way for the 23-4 victory.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 4 June 2021
• Towson finished 15-3 and the stingy defense set the tone all season.
  — Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
• DeSales couldn’t score a point, thanks to a stingy Bullitt East defense.
  — Phillip Steinmetz, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2021
• That kind of stingy funding was never going to be adequate, and the price is only likely to rise.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
• With 16 interceptions over the final seven games, the Bears ended up fifth in the NFL in takeaways for the season, adding teeth to a pass defense that complemented the league’s stingiest run defense.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024