costliness

Example Sentences

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“This understates the costliness to U.S. households though, because tariffs also allow non-importing firms to raise their prices if they’re competing with imports,” Bivens said.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

It’s likely that the four-star product is higher quality despite its lower rating, because its costliness weighed down its reviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

But the costliness of the move also made it feel just a little more luxurious.

From The Verge • Sep. 8, 2022

Despite the density and costliness of Manhattan real estate, the city continues to find ways to incorporate green spaces into the urban jungle.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

We went inside this beautiful church of St. Mark’s and at first we could not realise the magnificence, the beauty, the costliness of its interior. 

From From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. by Wardle, J.