costing nothing
Example Sentences
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Ms. Edwards, a mother of three from Alabama, said the coins immediately caught her eye — and so did the price, with a single coin costing nothing but shipping and handling.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2022
The fix is simple, costing nothing more than a few minutes of engineer time, and the problem being addressed is real and immediate.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2015
They are easier dried than a single pair of heavy ones; are easily made from old material, costing nothing, and are warm.
From Woodcraft by Kreps, E. H. (Elmer Harry)
A suitable manure is at hand, the kelp washed up by the sea costing nothing but the labour of gathering and transporting.
From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
He labors at the workhouse, costing nothing more than the expense of lodging, after the first inconsiderable outlay for cement wherewith to plug his stomach, and for the one suit of apparel.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. by Various
