variants
or less commonly pricy
pricier; priciest
Examples of pricey in a Sentence
The car is a little pricey.
a small boutique selling pricey women's clothing
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Noem's leadership during those incidents, as well as her use of taxpayer funds for private jets and a pricey ad campaign, drew questions from both sides of the aisle.
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Justin Papp, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Most followers were triggered that their taxpayer dollars were going to fund the influencer’s pricey excursion.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Noem lost her job because of Minnesota, a pricey DHS ad campaign, and her feuds with the heads of Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement — not because of the shutdown — according to a person familiar with the DHS negotiation.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Housing costs have long been a potent political issue in pricey metropolitan areas like New York and San Francisco, but now the issue is popping up virtually everywhere.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Justin Papp, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Most followers were triggered that their taxpayer dollars were going to fund the influencer’s pricey excursion.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Noem lost her job because of Minnesota, a pricey DHS ad campaign, and her feuds with the heads of Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement — not because of the shutdown — according to a person familiar with the DHS negotiation.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Housing costs have long been a potent political issue in pricey metropolitan areas like New York and San Francisco, but now the issue is popping up virtually everywhere.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Pricey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pricey. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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