at a cost
idiom
: by giving up something else
He had achieved fame, but at a cost; he'd lost many friends and no longer talked to anyone in his family.
Examples of at a cost in a Sentence
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Today’s sixth iteration of the pier was built in 1987 at a cost of $5 million.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The lake was built at a cost of $1.6 billion, according to the water district.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
The headquarters of the Kansas City Fire Department were finished in 1906 at a cost of $70,000.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Some women have likewise celebrated freeing themselves from an institution that often shackled them to cooking, laundry and second-class status at a cost to their careers.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
The big game serves as the opportunity for companies to debut campaigns for the year at a cost of $7 million for a 30-second commercial.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Operators hope to soon raise that average to pre-drought levels, but likely at a cost to local marine ecosystem health and local drinking water supplies.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
Adding others to an account will still be possible but at a cost.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The lounge took six months to build out at a cost of $10,000 for the city.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The lake was built at a cost of $1.6 billion, according to the water district.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
The headquarters of the Kansas City Fire Department were finished in 1906 at a cost of $70,000.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Some women have likewise celebrated freeing themselves from an institution that often shackled them to cooking, laundry and second-class status at a cost to their careers.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
The big game serves as the opportunity for companies to debut campaigns for the year at a cost of $7 million for a 30-second commercial.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Operators hope to soon raise that average to pre-drought levels, but likely at a cost to local marine ecosystem health and local drinking water supplies.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
Adding others to an account will still be possible but at a cost.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The lounge took six months to build out at a cost of $10,000 for the city.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
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