THRIFTY in a Sentence
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Example sentences for THRIFTY, such as:
1. A thrifty shopper compares prices before making major purchases.
2. She was a thrifty and kind mistress, a good mother and a devoted wife.
3. A prudent, thrifty, New Englander, DeWitt was as chary of investing money in junk bonds.
2. She was a thrifty and kind mistress, a good mother and a devoted wife.
3. A prudent, thrifty, New Englander, DeWitt was as chary of investing money in junk bonds.
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Meanings and Examples of THRIFTY
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thrifty
a. mindful of the future in spending money
a. careful and diligent in the use of resources
Classic Sentence:
1 She was a thrifty and kind mistress, a good mother and a devoted wife.
2 He was sober, thrifty and pious; he went to the altar every first Friday, sometimes with her, oftener by himself.
3 Even the white laborers are not yet intelligent, thrifty, and well trained enough to maintain themselves against the powerful inroads of organized capital.
Example Sentence:
1 A thrifty shopper compares prices before making major purchases.
2 A prudent, thrifty, New Englander, DeWitt was as chary of investing money in junk bonds.
3 In these times of strictest economy, it would perhaps be interesting to go deeper into the ways of those untiring thrifty ants who seem to know how "To cut a centime in four" and extract the quintessence from a bone.