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

The sensory dome is expected to be the most expensive feature at a cost of about $153,500, followed by the we-go-round at a cost of about $50,000. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images Alvaro Arbeloa’s Fulham have been an exhilarating watch across the early weeks of the Premier League season, but the free-flowing attacking football at Craven Cottage has come at a cost. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Cots are free and additional beds can be added to the suites at a cost of $175. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Cells hold onto memory at a cost, because maintaining readiness to adapt comes at the expense of growth. — Shiladitya Banerjee, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for at a cost

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