I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
brief
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Strawberry hit six homers in nine games in a brief winter ball stint in Puerto Rico.
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After a brief stint in Louisville, he settled in Atchison, Kansas.
long
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Cuckney's longest stint in government service lasted for about ten years.
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By good luck, they were in the middle of a long stint in London.
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Such long stints on the carpet are due to the consistency of leading players, whose skill is such they cancel each other out.
short
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Later that year she had a short stint playing with the Jack Bruce band.
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Since this is simply not possible, most must make do with short stints before being sent elsewhere.
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Thoreau had done it, for a short stint .
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After a short stint in a business house in New York City, Herman resolved to go to sea.
■ VERB
do
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Since this is simply not possible, most must make do with short stints before being sent elsewhere.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After a stint in the army, Bill worked in sales.
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Dimascio was promoted after serving a stint of five years as a sergeant pilot.
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He has changed his schedule to a three-day stint , which starts Friday.
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Krem began his career with the Victoria Symphony, followed by stints with orchestras in Winnipeg and Quebec.
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Rick was fired in August after a brief stint with a Portland courier service.
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She served a two-year stint as an aide to Congressman Jim McNulty.
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We should thank Mary for the long stint she's done as party treasurer.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After a short stint in a business house in New York City, Herman resolved to go to sea.
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Cuckney's longest stint in government service lasted for about ten years.
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His second stint as president has got off to an inauspicious start.
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Max joined me for the last nine of my eighteen-months' stint in Sun City.
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Mr Keen worked under seven different managers during an 18-year stint with the club.
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Strawberry hit six homers in nine games in a brief winter ball stint in Puerto Rico.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But stinting excessively would probably damage his reputation more than overspending.
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But no-one seems interested in the fact that you've almost certainly stinted yourself for years.
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No effort has been stinted in polishing this painfully derivative picture as if it were a diamond instead of strictly paste.
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To avoid having to stint yourself, these need to be budgeted for in advance.