Explore Skimp through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like scant or stint. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Skimp in a sentence
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Skimp meaning
To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
Using Skimp
- The main meaning on this page is: To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
- Useful related words include: scant, stint, render, provide.
- In the example corpus, skimp often appears in combinations such as: skimp on, don skimp, doesn skimp.
Context around Skimp
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skimp
- In this selection, "skimp" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seldom stand out and add context to how "skimp" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anyone to skimp on the and case never skimp on having. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skimp" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skimp
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Do not skimp on this. (5 words)
Don’t skimp on those scallions. (6 words)
The store doesn’t skimp on quality. (7 words)
But the flip side is that while Chrome OS isn't as power hungry as Windows, Chrome and Google apps are unfortunately more of a memory hog than you'd expect, and if you go too low with the processor or skimp on memory, the system will still feel slow. (50 words)
By the way, as Beer points out, it’s tempting, in low-level code – especially if it is performance critical – to assume that untrusted data will have been sanitised already, and therefore to skimp on error checking code at the very point it matters most. (45 words)
And former staffers, including the school’s top administrator, said they felt pressured by Fairfax and its parent company, Universal Health Services, to skimp on staffing and basic resources and to enroll more students than the staff could handle. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
And former staffers, including the school’s top administrator, said they felt pressured by Fairfax and its parent company, Universal Health Services, to skimp on staffing and basic resources and to enroll more students than the staff could handle.
Do not skimp on this.
However, the axGear Handheld Bladeless Fan does not skimp in terms of performance, despite its compact and lightweight size — and its wildly affordable price point.
It also doesn’t skimp in the button department, providing 10 buttons all told, orientated in some pretty original positions for extra convenience.
The store doesn’t skimp on quality.
As you make your plans for this year's feast, don't skimp on the turkey.
But we will have you know: doesn’t skimp on the gay stuff either.
From battling an Imperial AT-ST (on foot!) to going head-to-head with the merciless Boba Fett, Shadows of the Empire didn’t skimp on challenging bosses.
In this case, never skimp on having as many potions in your inventory as you can, and it is quite likely that you will have to use a large number of them, even in some normal battles.
It doesn’t skimp on connectivity, either.
It's not quite as clunky as other personal carry-on items, but it also doesn't skimp on any interior carrying space.
Once you try it, you’ll immediately understand why Beard didn’t want anyone to skimp on the star ingredient.
The “sausage time” pizza didn’t skimp on ingredients either and, again, was served piping hot.
But the flip side is that while Chrome OS isn't as power hungry as Windows, Chrome and Google apps are unfortunately more of a memory hog than you'd expect, and if you go too low with the processor or skimp on memory, the system will still feel slow.
By the way, as Beer points out, it’s tempting, in low-level code – especially if it is performance critical – to assume that untrusted data will have been sanitised already, and therefore to skimp on error checking code at the very point it matters most.
Don’t skimp on residuals, Purdue’s Bill Johnson says.
Don’t skimp on those scallions.
Hasbro did skimp a bit on the quality of the tokens themselves though.
However, the graphic designers for seldom skimp on how Exotics look, with several weapons bearing intricate designs and add-ons to give them a distinct look and feel.
It's a story of nihilism and the twisted kind of brotherhood that forms in the face of ceaseless violence, and Ayer certainly did not skimp on the blood with Fury.
Common combinations with skimp
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- skimp on 32×
- don skimp 7×
- doesn skimp 6×
- not skimp 5×
- to skimp 4×
- doesn't skimp 4×
- didn skimp 3×
- skimp in 2×