economical
Example Sentences
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“Such a replacement will fail to adequately honor President John F. Kennedy, but would be simpler and more economical to build, operate, and maintain,” the administration’s lawyers wrote in the filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
That could make advanced tools less wasteful and more economical while preserving the extreme hardness required for industrial use.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
We need an economical method of desalinating ocean water and transporting it over long distances to arid regions of the planet such as North Africa, the Middle East, Central Australia and the Western U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Based on his 1997 children’s novella, this economical piece of autofiction chronicles a life-changing cross-country flight in 1962 from Travolta’s childhood home in New Jersey to the sunny streets of Los Angeles.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
“If you’re on a budget, you might be surprised by how economical this one is. It only looks like silk, but really it’s a very practical sateen.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing economical
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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