exorbitant

Example Sentences

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Just as things start looking up, Amanda’s car is stolen, left in an illegal spot and towed, and the towing company slaps her with an exorbitant $21,000 bill for circumstances entirely out of her control.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Where we don’t hide behind high walls, apologists and exorbitant price tags.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Molten glass drops through chutes before being blown into bottles at manufacturer Encirc's northwest England plant, where intensive operations are under strain from exorbitant energy prices weighing on Britain's heavy industry.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Most small and intermediate-size companies can be accessed only through exorbitant fees such as the “2 and 20” for venture funds and the multilayer fees for funds of funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

At the time Mr. Kapasi had been teaching English in a grammar school, and he bartered his skills as an interpreter to pay the increasingly exorbitant medical bills.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri