as in costly
commanding a large price
expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford
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Recent Examples of expensive
Penetrating bombers are also very expensive to design and build.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Arenas, in particular, spoke about the importance of preventive services like behavioral health care, particularly for youth, in keeping struggling residents from falling into more difficult, expensive problems.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
We were stuck paying off medical debt during the first two years of each child’s life, which is already a very expensive time.
—Nicole Varma, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
But according to Chen, a convergence of factors happening now specifically means that Kaikaku has a shot at success—including robotics parts becoming cheaper, an innovation in food-safe 3D printing, and human labor becoming more expensive.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for expensive
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Arenas, in particular, spoke about the importance of preventive services like behavioral health care, particularly for youth, in keeping struggling residents from falling into more difficult, expensive problems.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
We were stuck paying off medical debt during the first two years of each child’s life, which is already a very expensive time.
—Nicole Varma, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
But according to Chen, a convergence of factors happening now specifically means that Kaikaku has a shot at success—including robotics parts becoming cheaper, an innovation in food-safe 3D printing, and human labor becoming more expensive.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for expensive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expensive
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According to company materials, many firms still rely heavily on manual processes and legacy tools, leaving room for costly miscommunication and delays.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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In a move all too familiar to amateur golfers, the South African golfer was late to his tee time but, rather than being given a slight telling off, Higgo had to accept a costly punishment.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The systems, recurring revenue, customer relationships and operational structure inside your business are usually far more valuable than the furniture or laptops sitting in the office.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The most valuable logo locations were the right pant leg, which is usually featured in the photo of the finish, at roughly $229,000, followed by the left pant leg at $154,000 and the ball cap worn during the interview at $135,000.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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That’s premium football nerd content.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
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The most modest of the ultra-premium, made-to-order units start at around $34,900.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The price of the precious metal has skyrocketed—briefly surpassing a record five thousand dollars an ounce earlier this spring—and, as Jennifer Wilson reports from the American West for this week’s special issue, this has led to a boom in prospecting not seen since the days of the forty-niners.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Rihanna's sentimental piece, of course, will never go out of style; those meaningful moments will only be more precious as time goes on!—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
11 May 2026
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The extravagant villa took a decade to build and was completed in 2018, crafted by architect and designer Peter Marino.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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From cheeky shots of celebrities like Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger to extravagant, sensual portfolios of America’s Olympic squads, the magazine’s pantheon of photographers have helped to define the genre of sports portraiture.—
Kahina Sekkaï,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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“Expensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expensive. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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