How to Use pay for itself in a Sentence

pay for itself

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• That might come with fees, but the outlay will pay for itself.
  — Carlton Reid, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
• At this price, the convenience will pay for itself in no time.
  — Benjamin Levin, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
• Why ask residents for more tax money when the place could pay for itself?
  — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2024
• Buying a meat grinder that should last a lifetime will pay for itself quickly.
  — Brad Fenson, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
• Depending on how often you get pulled over, this thing will pay for itself in time.
  — Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2022
• With just that perk, the card could pay for itself within a trip or two for a family.
  — Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
• With just that perk, the card could pay for itself within a trip or two for a family.
  — Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
• Chaney also doubts Noel’s golf course would attract enough golfers to pay for itself.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2021
• Clean a few of these a few times a year instead of hiring a pro, and the purchase will pay for itself.
  — Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 17 Sep. 2021
• Your synthetic spruce or fake Douglas fir will pay for itself in a few years!
  — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2022
• Call it an everyday luxury that will pay for itself over time.
  — Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 18 June 2024
• Still, this thing will absolutely pay for itself in terms of a cost per use analysis.
  — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 8 Aug. 2024
• It was supposed to pay for itself and generate vast economic growth.
  — Tim Darnell, ajc, 29 Apr. 2021
• And if a public program is going to pay for itself, it must be accompanied by a tax.
  — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
• The full cost of the higher wage is dramatically reduced to a point that might pay for itself.
  — Shep Hyken, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
• But this is an improvement that can pay for itself over the long run by saving you money on utility bills.
  — Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2021
• The upfront cost can pay for itself by reducing what your heating and cooling system has to do.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
• Every 100 points equals $10 off, meaning your next tote could pay for itself.
  — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2025
• Any decent model will pay for itself over time with savings on your gas and electricity bills, of course.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 29 Apr. 2021
• Over time, as the cap rises and the market resets, a big-money quarterback deal can pay for itself.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 29 Apr. 2021
• In short, this vaccine initiative would pay for itself many times over simply in extra tax revenue.
  — Nicholas Kristof, Star Tribune, 29 May 2021
• Others highlight that even the standard membership can pay for itself through gas savings alone.
  — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
• The developer said Crowsnest will pay for itself, and the bill won't fall on taxpayers.
  — Olivia Young, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
• For example, a too-large system costs more to install and can take a significant amount of time to pay for itself.
  — Tyler Shepherd, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
• Varanasi claims that once at full scale, the approach can be efficient, productive, and able to pay for itself in as little as two years.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 8 June 2018
• Officials promised an economic boom that would pay for itself and revitalize the area.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
• At the time, the theory was that the TIF district would quickly pay for itself.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022
• Investing to support this enforcement will not only pay for itself, but will make a serious dent in the deficit.
  — Time, 14 Apr. 2021
• With steep savings and extra coupons for members — that can in some cases be stacked — these markdowns will make that membership pay for itself.
  — Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2021
• Illawarra Steelers would sound superb and probably pay for itself in retro jerseys alone.
  — Mike Meehall Wood, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021