cheap
Example Sentences
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Still, hiring anyone with his résumé didn’t come cheap.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Whereas small caps were once seen as cheap, the strong rally this year has pushed the forward price-to-earnings ratio of the Russell 2000 above that even of the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
There are dive bar mimosas, strip malls, grocery aisles and cheap canned noodles.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026
Introducing the series, Obama declares, “We’re not perfect, we can be irascible, heady, selfish, cheap and, let’s face it, some of us will always find something to complain about.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
So I told the Pickled Onion it says no such thing about the Good Lord smiling on the cheap.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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