be cheap

Example Sentences

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But because his competitors aren’t raising prices yet, Barabino can’t either—and demand for bananas, which he says consumers expect to be cheap, is sensitive to price rises.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The issue is that while generating renewable electricity can be cheap, the system needed to deliver it is not.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Corn on the cob may not be cheap, nor will corn-fed beef.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Those plans need time to scale and won’t be cheap.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The train tickets wouldn’t be cheap; they needed the money.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez