How to Use thrifty in a Sentence

thrifty

adjective

• This is a good time to be thrifty and avoid schemes and dreams.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2019
• But still, steep prices don't have to lock out drivers on the thrifty side.
  — Nathan Brown, Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2020
• So the gas truck is quick and thirsty while the diesel is slower and thriftier, right?
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2019
• That said there are far thriftier ways to jump on the boudoir shoe trend right now, thanks to Yandy.com.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2017
• Use the food processor to be thrifty and cut back your food waste.
  — Becky Krystal, The Seattle Times, 23 Oct. 2018
• Jammet sees them as a way to be thrifty and eco-friendly, too.
  — Becky Krystal, sacbee, 10 July 2018
• Even the thriftiest variant is rated at 14 mpg in the city and 20 mpg on the highway.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
• Research design ideas ahead of time. Don’t be too thrifty.
  — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2017
• Yes, the Scouts taught skills and virtues to many boys: how to be thrifty, brave, clean and reverent; how not to pitch a tent at the bottom of a hill.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2023
• Everyone agreed that this week’s recipe made for a healthy, tasty and thrifty dinner.
  — Barbara Brown, Philly.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• Instead of whole nuts, grab the less-pretty, but more thrifty, nut pieces (peanuts, almonds, cashews, pecans).
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
• Mindy and the band prepare for Eurovision, but when funds run dry, they’re forced to get thrifty.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2024
• Octo ber had been thermally thrifty: its first five days had highs only in the 60s and 50s.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2022
• Did his thrifty mother even think about checking out others in the area to compare prices?
  — Penny Musco, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
• My parents had been thrifty and saved a good amount of money for retirement.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
• To be thrifty and eco-friendly, feel free to reuse empty spice jars or canning jars.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
• Some other thrifty person will pick them up for a song and spend some money at Home Depot to paint them.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
• The draft also tells families to be thrifty and encourages good study habits in kids.
  — Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021
• Check out these thrifty ideas Never miss a local story.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 29 Oct. 2017
• The second Cleveland Flea of the summer will bring all the artisanal goods, crafty creations and thrifty finds back to the city for two days this weekend.
  — cleveland.com, 13 July 2019
• He’s in his 30s, too, but deserves much better than the savvy, thrifty two-year deal the Yankees gave him — even though the Yankees have rarely played in the top end of the free-agent market.
  — Bradford William Davis, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2020
• Recipes run the gamut from quick-cooking to slow-simmering, thrifty to indulgent.
  — Susan Puckett, ajc, 10 June 2020
• Neither the four- nor the six-cylinder is particularly thrifty at the pump.
  — Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2017
• Here are seven thrifty recipes from our archives, enough for each day of the week, to keep your family fed without breaking the bank.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
• While my thrifty mom taught me to be frugal, my entrepreneurial dad showed me how to take risks.
  — Lyanne Alfaro, refinery29.com, 11 May 2022
• The camps were thrifty, too, weaving carpets from human hair, flaying skin to make lampshades.
  — Hugh Hunter, Philly.com, 27 Feb. 2018
• This list is the cumulation of curated Prime Day deals for thrifty people with no time to waste.
  — Marissa Rosenblum, refinery29.com, 15 July 2019
• Protected him, too, though her thrifty purchase of white hockey skates instead of the standard black wasn’t a hit.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
• Anthony Pools could spray concrete onto steel mesh and voila, your quick, thrifty dip.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021
• If the Tohono O’odham have a word for the gray of hair no longer black, yet not pure white, thrifty Chinese Americans like my family should probably have a word for the gray of socks no longer white, yet not thrown away.
  — Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024