Sentence examples for it was miserly from inspiring English sources
It was miserly but it was encouraging, and the game truly came to life in the second half.
Earlier this week, the critic David Ehrlich, writing at IndieWire, considered with dismay the shift in distribution, arguing that, though Netflix is financially generous with its acquisitions, it's miserly with its promotion of films.
You think I'm miserly enough to think, like, "Oh goody, I can save those two bucks for some other tiny purchase later today"?
His widowed mother, for instance, was not destitute, but middle-class -- though it's true she was miserly and secretive about her money.
On Sunday, Green Bay was miserly on its scoring drives, keeping Vick off the field for long stretches.
He was miserly about parceling out his talent.
No, Ms. Barnes, who was 55 and worked for Aon, did not cut coupons because she was miserly.
Xavier Doherty was miserly with 1-28 from his full allottment and Nathan Coulter-Nile was consistently impressive with 3-47 off 10.
The late-October day was peeled and cool; the light was miserly by six, the last remnants clawed in weak scratches across the sky.
Seam bowler Will Gidman was miserly, conceding only 16 runs from 13 overs, but neither he nor five of his team-mates could conjure up a breakthrough.
