How to Use prohibitive in a Sentence

prohibitive

adjective
  • But the lengthy process and the high fees are prohibitive.
    Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Granted, the price wasn’t prohibitive, and maybe that’s not the case in March.
    Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • There used to be many of these centers in the state, but the cost to run them was prohibitive, and many closed.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Even for those who can find a test, the cost can be prohibitive.
    Macaela MacKenzie, SELF, 19 Jan. 2022
  • For many, the local match of the state funds is the prohibitive factor.
    Dave Altimari and Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2022
  • As late as a week ago, Williams was the prohibitive favorite to win the Heisman.
    Dallas News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Giving up picks in the third and fifth rounds to move up wasn’t too cost prohibitive.
    azcentral, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Some of the frame styles are a bit too mod for my taste, and the price could be considered prohibitive.
    Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 15 July 2022
  • His first thought was to use a billboard (of course), but that proved to be cost-prohibitive.
    oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Even if the equipment is available, the cost of staffing such a field would be prohibitive.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Or does recharging the battery add a prohibitive amount of time to your trip?
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Even then, the price is likely to be prohibitive for many.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But the owner wants $8,500 a month in rent for the full lot, Gallotto said, and that’s just prohibitive.
    Collin Robisheaux, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The cost of a full time CFO may be cost prohibitive for a growing business.
    Tom Cooney and Crystal Faulkner, Cincinnati.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • And if nothing prohibitive pops up, the card is printed up and mailed, the audit said.
    Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 6 July 2022
  • As many meal kits are over $40, and many of those feed two people or more, don’t take a $$$$ as prohibitive.
    Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The costs that come with climbing the world's highest peak can be prohibitive.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
  • More than that, the cost of moving data from cloud to cloud can be prohibitive.
    Matt Kimball, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • And at this point, like Donna said, Donald Trump is the prohibitive front-runner in the polling.
    ABC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • In a smaller apartment or room, the size of some bikes may be prohibitive.
    Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2020
  • But, the cost always has been prohibitive in their eyes.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Tiz the Law went off as a prohibitive favorite of bettors at 4-5 and won the race going away.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 20 June 2020
  • The carrying costs on a large piece of land like that is prohibitive.
    Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
  • There are just over 50 courts in the world, and the prohibitive cost of constructing new courts is a major issue.
    James Hill, New York Times, 3 June 2023
  • The win makes Tlaib the prohibitive favorite for reelection in the fall and was the fourth time in two years the two have faced one another.
    Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2020
  • At the same time, costs are prohibitive for the average Afghan.
    Vogue, 30 Sep. 2021
  • For Kaitlin, who had been living alone since her sons moved out, the cost of staying was prohibitive.
    Rosie Bradbury, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The prohibitive cost has been a source of criticism since the drug was approved.
    Sally C. Pipes, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2020
  • However, that number could still be seen as prohibitive to trade.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 9 May 2025
  • The Celtics are expected to make changes to their championship-winning roster this summer to cut payroll and attempt to avoid the worst of the NBA’s prohibitive luxury tax penalties.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025

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