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Frugality
"Frugality" in a Sentence (13 examples)
By virtue of frugality he has made a fortune.
Frugality with diligence builds houses like castles.
To me, there are but three treasures, compassion, frugality, and not daring to take the lead in the empire.
By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.
Frugality is not stinginess.
Frugality is a virtue.
As America’s 30th President (1923–1929), Calvin Coolidge demonstrated his determination to preserve the old moral and economic precepts of frugality amid the material prosperity which many Americans were enjoying during the 1920s era.
There's a big difference between frugality and stinginess.
He says frugality was the mantra for an older generation, but that is changing.
Looking back at the former wise rulers and nations, their success was achieved through diligence and frugality, while their downfall was caused by extravagance and luxury.
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Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy
Your sense of honour and honesty would have led you, I know, when aware of your situation, to attempt all the economy that would appear to you possible; and, perhaps, as long as your frugality retrenched only on your own comfort, you might have been suffered to practice it, but beyond that—
With the frugality that hard graft begets, his mate limited both his and her own tobacco, so he must not smoke all afternoon.
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