Wondering how to use Skinflint in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as scrooge or churl.
Skinflint in a sentence
Skinflint meaning
One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
Using Skinflint
- The main meaning on this page is: One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
- Useful related words include: niggard, scrooge, churl, hoarder.
Context around Skinflint
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skinflint
- In this selection, "skinflint" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, manager and astride stand out and add context to how "skinflint" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include advance to skinflint astride the and as a skinflint. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skinflint" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skinflint
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Until then, Griffith was only known as a skinflint. (9 words)
The skinflint manager or owner fired the 4 people who could have kept that meat from having to be thrown away. (21 words)
The British tanks would then advance to Skinflint, astride the north–south Rahman Track deep in the Axis defensive system, to challenge the Axis armour. (25 words)
The British tanks would then advance to Skinflint, astride the north–south Rahman Track deep in the Axis defensive system, to challenge the Axis armour. (25 words)
The skinflint manager or owner fired the 4 people who could have kept that meat from having to be thrown away. (21 words)
Until then, Griffith was only known as a skinflint. (9 words)
Example sentences (3)
Until then, Griffith was only known as a skinflint.
The skinflint manager or owner fired the 4 people who could have kept that meat from having to be thrown away.
The British tanks would then advance to Skinflint, astride the north–south Rahman Track deep in the Axis defensive system, to challenge the Axis armour.