How to use "miserly" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "miserly" in popular movie and book plots

  • Scrooge sees a younger caricature of himself, voiced by Robert Morse and realizes how greedy and miserly he has become.  - The Stingiest Man in Town
  • Among them Malati is the naughtiest and plays pranks on her grandfather, taking digs at his miserly ways.  - Chakrapani
  • Ramlee) are servants in the household of Haji Bakhil, a miserly old man with a loyal wife and a beautiful daughter (Mariani).  - Labu dan Labi
  • The narrator's marriage started out cordially enough, but his miserly and reserved ways are taxing to his young wife.  - A Gentle Creature
  • Mollie Goodhue leads a cheerless, impoverished life, largely because of her stern, miserly father.  - The New York Hat
  • Donalda is extremely unhappy living with Séraphin, as his miserly lifestyle is often at the expense of her personal well-being.  - Séraphin: Heart of Stone
  • Though Pete's parents are wealthy, his miserly father Frank insists on hiding his money from his investments in the wall of their family home.  - The Great Rupert
  • The story concerns the chance meeting between an elderly, witty, but miserly man and his estranged young niece.  - Helen with a High Hand
  • In London on Christmas Eve 1843, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly man, does not share the merriment of Christmas.  - A Christmas Carol (1984 film)
  • Supran (Poojapura Ravi), a miserly moneylender who doesn't trust his much younger wife Kousalya (Thodupuzha Vasanthi) is their landlord.  - Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
  • He abandons his faith, shaves his beard, and lives a life as a miserly businessman in a penthouse with a gentile mistress.  - A Contract with God
  • Mr Satterthwaite is in Corsica with the Duchess of Leith, a strong and generous woman who can be miserly on the small expenses.  - The Mysterious Mr Quin
  • The miserly and villainous Barnaby hires two crooks, dimwitted Gonzorgo and silent Roderigo.  - Babes in Toyland (1961 film)
  • He has also wired Lord Mount-James, Staunton's very wealthy and thoroughly miserly uncle and nearest living relative, but has heard no answer.  - The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
  • Fred soon arrives at the counting-house of his miserly maternal uncle, Ebenezer Scrooge.  - A Christmas Carol (1938 film)
  • Despite Sybil's insistence that he take the car to a repair shop, the miserly Basil tries to fix the car himself.  - Gourmet Night

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