How to Use come cheap in a Sentence

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  • But at $3,499, this new piece of tech won’t come cheap.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 June 2023
  • At $36 million a pop, the AH-64 Apache doesn’t come cheap.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
  • High-end tech doesn't come cheap, but there are ways to save.
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • As the top free-agent QB on the market, Darnold might not come cheap.
    Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • But such softness doesn't come cheap, and these sheets are a splurge.
    Nena Farrell, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
  • That sort of world-building for your pet won’t come cheap.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
  • And the product doesn’t come cheap at $99 for 30 servings.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 Jan. 2025
  • And the product doesn’t come cheap, at $99 for 30 servings.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2022
  • And like most drugs, this speedball doesn’t come cheap.
    Tanner Bowden, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The training system doesn’t come cheap with its price point of $2,385.
    Good Housekeeping, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The training system doesn’t come cheap with its price point of $2,385.
    Good Housekeeping, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The meal won’t come cheap either, clocking in at $1,600.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • But bringing back key members of the old gang won’t come cheap.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 30 July 2024
  • The chance to high-five Terry McLaurin pregame doesn’t come cheap.
    Nicki Jhabvala, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • The kids are terrors so babysitting does not come cheap.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • But in a kingdom built on secrets and lies, hope doesn’t come cheap.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Half-Life may be old, but this lighting doesn’t come cheap on GPU load.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The building out of Disney+ since 2019 and its breakneck pursuit of users hasn't come cheap.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 20 Aug. 2022
  • How to book As with most safaris, a shark charter dozen’t come cheap.
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2023
  • At £40, this doesn’t come cheap and does have a slightly off-putting plastic smell.
    Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • At $48, this doesn’t come cheap and does have a slightly off-putting plastic smell.
    Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Retrofitting barges to enable them to pump methanol into ships won’t come cheap.
    Costas Paris, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Getting this sort of hands-on treatment doesn’t come cheap.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • That said, his new contract and signing bonus shouldn’t come cheap.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • All of this laidback bonhomie doesn’t come cheap.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The project does not come cheap.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This type of living doesn’t come cheap, though.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Bears tickets at Soldier Field next season won't come cheap.
    Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • And freedom from the roaches does not come cheap.
    Jonathan Zeller, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Buying Greenland wouldn’t come cheap, either.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026

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