- comparative of costly.
costlier
Example Sentences
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After the former Pfizer headquarters faced the risk of partial collapse, developers expect costlier safety reviews and insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But their coverage tends to be skimpier and often costlier than policies sold by travel insurers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Its future access to markets, and therefore to liquidity, will be harder and costlier in the long run.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Higher interest rates make it costlier to borrow money, which acts as a brake on spending, employment, and economic growth.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
But they bowed to Sproul’s judgment that losing Lawrence would be even costlier, and voted to cover all the annual operating and maintenance costs that Lawrence had budgeted for the Rad Lab.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
