at a cost

phrase

: by giving up something else

He had achieved fame, but at a cost; he'd lost many friends and no longer talked to anyone in his family.

Examples of at a cost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Private group tours were also reportedly available at a cost of 600 euros ($692) for 45 minutes. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Chips can take years to develop — at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars or more — and companies rarely get them right on the first try. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

The latter case is a particular challenge which can be solved easily at a cost, but companies may not be ready for that cost. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Partners who deal fairly with Schulz Logistics get fairness back, even at a cost. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for at a cost

• holocaust
• permafrost
• accost
• crisscrossed
• defrost
• embossed
• exhaust
• recrossed
• uncrossed
• bossed
• crossed
• dost