SKINFLINT in a Sentence
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Example sentences for SKINFLINT, such as:
1. Because I know you, and know that you are a regular skinflint.
2. Scrooge was an ungenerous old skinflint until he reformed his ways and became a notable philanthropist.
2. Scrooge was an ungenerous old skinflint until he reformed his ways and became a notable philanthropist.
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Meanings and Examples of SKINFLINT
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skinflint
n. one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Classic Sentence:
1 Because I know you, and know that you are a regular skinflint.
2 There was Sam Carlon, an impudent old skinflint, who had definite notions about "niggers," and hired Ben a summer and would not pay him.
Example Sentence:
1 Scrooge was an ungenerous old skinflint until he reformed his ways and became a notable philanthropist.