costly
Example Sentences
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The tuna bonds were among a series of costly legal battles and probes over banker misbehavior at Credit Suisse in its final years.
A second reactor at the plant that was undamaged in the accident did run again, but proved too costly and closed in 2019.
Beijing has demanded that Ms. Takaichi retract the statement that sparked the conflict, but backing down would be politically costly for her in Japan.
It was a costly decision that sacrificed track position to Verstappen in the final stages and in hindsight threw away the race win for Piastri.
From BBC
This can result in Medicare Advantage “lock-in” for individuals with costly care needs, meaning they are unable to obtain Medigap coverage to help offset high out-of-pocket costs in traditional Medicare.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
