Examples of scrooge in a Sentence
her father is a real scrooge and refuses to pay her way through college, even though he can easily afford it
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By publicly displaying his narcissistic point of view, Musk — the world’s richest man, according to Forbes — unwittingly identified with the greedy and predatory Scrooge.
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Emery J Cummins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2025
In any interaction that matters, Cerveris’s Scrooge simply steps in and plays his former self.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
So, consider your request as less a Scrooge-like edict and more an offering that will better allow your friends to help you.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Beyond appreciation, coins pay dividends in the pleasure of ownership, and for the more Scrooge-ish among us, the pleasure of hoarding.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Some people associate a frugal spender with a narrow-minded person who is a tightwad, a cheapskate, a penny-pincher, and worse of all an outright scrooge.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
There is nothing frail or frightened about his Scrooge.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
December in the Valley means holiday lights, Christmas music and a few non-festive events that even a Scrooge could enjoy.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 1 Dec. 2024
The trailer begins with Clarke as a disillusioned scrooge who hates her job as an elf at the local Christmas shop.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2019
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Emery J Cummins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2025
In any interaction that matters, Cerveris’s Scrooge simply steps in and plays his former self.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
So, consider your request as less a Scrooge-like edict and more an offering that will better allow your friends to help you.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Beyond appreciation, coins pay dividends in the pleasure of ownership, and for the more Scrooge-ish among us, the pleasure of hoarding.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Some people associate a frugal spender with a narrow-minded person who is a tightwad, a cheapskate, a penny-pincher, and worse of all an outright scrooge.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
There is nothing frail or frightened about his Scrooge.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
December in the Valley means holiday lights, Christmas music and a few non-festive events that even a Scrooge could enjoy.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 1 Dec. 2024
The trailer begins with Clarke as a disillusioned scrooge who hates her job as an elf at the local Christmas shop.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2019
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“Scrooge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrooge. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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