How to Use cheapskate in a Sentence

cheapskate

noun
  • Candy No one wants to be known as the cheapskate on the block who gives out candy corn.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Or just follow the cheapskates to YouTube, where tens of thousands of free karaoke vids are a search away.
    Michael Calore, Wired, 19 May 2020
  • That doesn’t account for Mr. Wilmers, an 83-year-old cheapskate with an air of grandeur.
    Christina Rexrode, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2017
  • But for the cheapskates crafty folk among us, there’s no better stamp than a potato.
    Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Tan: For all the cheapskates who complain burgers aren’t cheap when you factor in the fries, this deal is for you.
    Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times, 10 July 2018
  • Slightly spritzy and crisp, this summer wine is for cheapskates and light weights.
    Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2017
  • Teams have been owned by racists, cheapskates, fools, thieves, and, even, during the brief run of the United States Football League, .
    Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2017
  • And any of those cheapskate niggers who try to get out using the metro will regret that choice real fast.
    Breanna Edwards, The Root, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Many residents try to figure out what the others are giving so as not to stand out as the building's cheapskate.
    Holly Peterson, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2016
  • The prototype towers on Ed’s ranch are the epitome of cheapskate.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 11 June 2018
  • So here is Rule No. 1 of Staycations: Don’t worry about looking like a cheapskate.
    David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Parking enforcement should crack down on the cheapskates.
    Lake County News-Sun, 24 May 2018
  • But last week, my inner cheapskate led me to a spot with one of those sought-after stars and a menu that doesn’t require special financing.
    Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
  • An irony in Wilson’s bequest to Buffalo is that he was sometimes chided as a cheapskate by media and fans.
    Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 28 June 2017
  • The offline mapping data on Google Maps won't work for the serious backpacker, but a cheapskate on a leisurely hike, there are worse options.
    Arielle Pardes, WIRED, 3 July 2019
  • Working against this is that as long as Fisher keeps payroll rock-bottom and doesn’t mind criticism of his cheapskate business model, the A’s are still profitable.
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 2021
  • Airfarewatchdog - You can set up regular price alerts for favorite routes, but the real appeal for cheapskates with wanderlust is this site's Top 50 Fares of the Day page.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 July 2017
  • Many cheapskates might find paying an annual fee for a credit card too much to stomach when so many cards, even ones with competitive rewards, charge none.
    Gregory Karp, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Unfortunately, the movie does little to put audiences in visitors' shoes, depicting park guests as a bunch of cheapskates lured by the promise of free liquor.
    Peter Debruge, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2018
  • Last year’s gathering, when Trump scolded them as defense cheapskates and refused to say the United States was committed to their mutual defense pact, is still fresh in many minds.
    Washington Post, 28 June 2018
  • That probably describes cheapskates, who likely balk at paying finance charges for carrying a balance.
    Gregory Karp, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Despite being crowned the richest man in the country by Forbes in 1957, J. Paul developed a reputation for being a terrible cheapskate, famously going so far as to temporarily install a payphone for guests to use at his house in London.
    Jillian MacKenzie, Town & Country, 6 Jan. 2018
  • There are cheapskates galore, dissemblers, busybodies, dullards and charlatans.
    A.e. Stallings, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2018
  • DeJoy was a rabid Yankees fan, a fierce opponent of organized labor, a maestro with profanity, a cheapskate professionally but a showoff personally, and a sharp dresser who sometimes welcomed tailors to his office and enforced a strict dress code.
    Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2020

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