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

Constructed at a cost to the US taxpayer of $300 million, the pier was retired after operating poorly and sporadically for just twenty days. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

What is needed instead is a way to protect a less ambitious but more realistic set of interests at a cost that Americans are willing to bear. — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Nieman also described how the district is using nearly 200 spot coolers at a cost of $550 per unit per week. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

While speaking with Fox News Digital, Ramsay admitted that his own pursuit of perfection in the kitchen had come at a cost. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for at a cost

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