costlier

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Spain's industry and tourism minister has advised people to buy flights sooner rather than later to avoid potentially costlier airfares due to the war.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Their reply: the move “cost a few percentage points at the U.S. index level – a fair price to avoid a far costlier downside scenario materializing from worsening supply disruptions.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Traveling to Europe and other destinations this summer will be costlier; flights may be packed as airlines shrink basic economy to steer passengers to premium seats.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

“They’ve always been predicated on this idea of having low fares,” Melius Research analyst Conor Cunningham said, but added that the low-fare airlines now need higher fares just as badly as their costlier peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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