as in expensive
commanding a large price
running is one sport that does not require a lot of costly equipment
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Recent Examples of costly
A number of costly mistakes hurt the Chiefs as the game remained scoreless until deep into the second quarter.
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
With the economics of news less certain with viewers moving to streaming and social media for their early facts, traditional TV-news venues have been parting ways with veteran anchors and correspondents or moving them into less costly positions.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Terms of UsePrivacy Policy But the cycle of short-term survival was costly.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
All four of Wiseman’s children are in their pre-teen to teenage years, involved in activities and costly sports.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
With the economics of news less certain with viewers moving to streaming and social media for their early facts, traditional TV-news venues have been parting ways with veteran anchors and correspondents or moving them into less costly positions.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Terms of UsePrivacy Policy But the cycle of short-term survival was costly.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
All four of Wiseman’s children are in their pre-teen to teenage years, involved in activities and costly sports.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for costly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costly
Adjective
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Zettel then decided renting a hotel room for the night would be too expensive and let her daughter sleep in her car instead.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the aftermath of the expensive blunder, Schwarzman was quickly pulled aside by an investor.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI—the world’s most valuable private company—recently echoed that sentiment after becoming a father.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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These were mysterious and valuable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Costly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costly. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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