How to Use cost-efficient in a Sentence

cost-efficient

adjective
  • Gas heaters are more cost-efficient but not as easy to set up.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
  • Don’t follow the crowd; be smart and take the cost-efficient route.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Look for a cost-efficient way to bring about positive change.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Finding the easiest and most cost-efficient way to bring in sand is no easy task.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • How to do it to mitigate any risk and be cost-efficient–that’s the dilemma.
    Cloris Chen, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • This cost-efficient pick is lightweight and blends into the skin with ease without feeling greasy or heavy.
    Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The agency also has a long-term goal to send more missions to the moon and Mars in a cost-efficient way.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • There is a less permanent, more cost-efficient option for full eyebrows.
    Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Cabbage offers a green pairing for a big meal and also happens to be cost-efficient.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • For most homes, mix three parts sand with one part rock salt for an effective, high-traction, cost-efficient deicer.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
  • For schools, low-tech options such as paper and pencils remain more cost-efficient than high-tech options.
    Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
  • Format adaptation can be highly cost-efficient, of course.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • Start planning your most cost-efficient spring break (or summer vacation) today.
    Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Package 6 is the least cost-efficient at preventing crossing crashes, the draft says.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Supply chains have become more cost-efficient despite these pricing pressures.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • The goal is to provide global access to cashless, cost-efficient medical care.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • From being cost-efficient to extremely convenient, the pros of coloring your hair at home are many.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Some leaders are fixated on investments in toilet-to-tap, which isn’t cost-efficient.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • The goal is to gather a wealth of cost-efficient lunar data ahead of the arrival of Artemis astronauts a few years from now.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Unlike wax candles that melt, may cause a mess, and need to be replaced, flameless candles are long-lasting, cost-efficient, and mess-free.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • On the other hand, hiring and paying cost-efficient freelancers from across the globe can be slow, expensive and complex.
    Art Malkov, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • This will be more cost-efficient (not to mention quicker) than undertaking a brand-new construction project from the ground up.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The increase is attributed to more cost-efficient software provider contracts and a larger install base.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Ice and heat therapy are safe, effective, convenient, and cost-efficient ways to help relieve back pain.
    Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Clearly the company is taking steps to be more cost-efficient and competitive in the shorter and longer term.
    Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Gold bars, on the other hand, are typically more cost-efficient due to lower premiums and larger sizes.
    Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The key to making modular construction more cost-efficient would be adopting it more fully, thus achieving economies of scale.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • It shouldn't be allowed for something so good to be so cost-efficient and family-friendly, but chicken and dumplings happen to exist.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • That is, of course, until buses and plane travel became more effective and cost-efficient for the candidates.
    Edward Segal, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • This was his candid way of telling rank-and-file employees to become more cost-efficient or risk becoming a redundancy.
    Kylie Robison, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023

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