costly

Example Sentences

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Costly repairs in the Middle East point to a slow recovery — a condition that may result in crude prices staying higher for longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Costly though their work is, Alexander and Macias see it as an investment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Costly weight loss drugs may exaggerate this divide.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2024

So either way these strikes are costly: Costly in their impact and costly to the public purse to resolve.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

Costly Irish crosses with elaborate carving stand in a wilderness of nettles and long grass.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John