exorbitant

Example Sentences

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The public is already familiar with the exorbitant capital spending of the world’s largest tech companies as they race to build up their AI capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Afterward, Lam embarked on “what only can be described as an outrageous and exorbitant spending spree,” Stratton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Just as things start looking up, Amanda’s car is stolen, left in an illegal spot and towed, and the towing company slaps her with an exorbitant $21,000 bill for circumstances entirely out of her control.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

But many Venezuelans say they have yet to see the results on exorbitant prices for basic goods like food and medicine.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Which seems to me, when I look about at my contemporary scene, no exorbitant gift from nature or circumstance to demand “Will you wait?”

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner