- present participle of cost.
costing
Example Sentences
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Cassidy declined to revisit his vote, instead arguing that Trump’s policy will “decrease immunization rates” while being “less convenient and costing families more.”
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Among the 21 newlyweds that year were Amber Carroll Tyrell and Josh Mayer, who had been looking at a wedding costing upward of $50,000 when they saw the $350 price tag at Outside Lands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But the success of the scheme has also been its undoing – it's growing rapidly and costing the government too much.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
With his eldest nearing the end of her time in primary school -- and clandestine courses in their northern city costing more than half his salary -- he sees no option but to leave.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Papin was well aware of this: he proposed to the Royal Society a ship of eighty tons, perhaps 100 feet long, costing ‘but four hundred pounds’ to build.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
