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
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
We found great quantities of dye-wood, enough to load all the ships that float, and costing nothing.
From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion
Very often out of an old dyed dress, out of bits of tulle, lace, plush, and silk, costing nothing, perfect marvels were created, something bewitching—not a dress, but a dream.
From The Wife, and other stories by Garnett, Constance
