at the cost of

phrase

: by giving up or hurting (something else)

She completed the project on time but at the cost of her health.

Examples of at the cost of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By contrast, a country that focuses primarily on consumer goods may be choosing more immediate benefits, but at the cost of slower long-term growth in its production possibilities frontier. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

The idea that Spider-Man is becoming a little too much of an arachnid at the cost of his own humanity could be a fun one, with a nice dollop of body horror. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Wednesday's update comes just days after NASA announced Roman is loaded up with hydrazine fuel, a kind of fuel that's known to be very efficient — though at the cost of being toxic and unstable. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 July 2026

For example, if a product metric benefits revenue at the cost of customer experience, then a discussion needs to be held and action needs to be taken by the product manager. — Rocky Sharma, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for at the cost of

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