as in expensive
commanding a large price
running is one sport that does not require a lot of costly equipment
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Recent Examples of costly
But this insurance still will be very costly.
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
The Defense secretary is forcing society to relearn costly lessons of history.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 19 June 2026
The strait was just at the center of war, and insuring ships there remains costly.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 26 for Indiana, but the Fever's 17 turnovers proved too costly.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 June 2026
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
The Defense secretary is forcing society to relearn costly lessons of history.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 19 June 2026
The strait was just at the center of war, and insuring ships there remains costly.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 26 for Indiana, but the Fever's 17 turnovers proved too costly.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for costly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costly
Adjective
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Housing is too expensive, gas is at $5 a gallon, and student debt is crushing an entire generation of young people.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Disruption of transit through the strait has crimped global energy supplies, driven up fuel prices and made food and other basics more expensive well beyond the region.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
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The company has ballooned into one of the most valuable private companies on the planet, reaching a valuation of $850 billion earlier this year.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Powered entirely by sunlight, the system simultaneously transforms carbon dioxide into a valuable chemical while converting biomass waste into the essential building blocks for sustainable plastics.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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“Costly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costly. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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