| Kipling, like many others, blamed the Government of India for trying to conduct the occupation of Mesopotamia too thriftily. |
| Missy's father had had a comfortable little property, which had been thriftily managed, and this was now to be hers exclusively. |
| Whenever he stayed home in the evening he went to bed early, and thriftily got ahead in those dismal duties. |
| They forgot to switch off the electric light, leaving Maxine to do it, thriftily, between serving courses. |
| With former spendthrifts spending thriftily, getting your stockings stuffed with unnecessary calories and self-loathing is pretty much left to you. |
| If we learn to live thriftily and remember the importance of helping our neighbours then we can find ways to adjust. |
