expensive

Example Sentences

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American patients have also been using more care recently, including costly hospital treatment and expensive new drugs for weight loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

With lavish parties, expensive food and top artists and musicians, Coachella 2014 is outsized but still hangs on to some of its populist vibe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

United is also the biggest player at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. and San Francisco International Airport — two of the most expensive airports in the country for flights.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"Getting there is very expensive and dropping out is very expensive," said Maguire.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Mamá said buns were more expensive and they were the same exact thing, so she just didn’t see the point in wasting money on them.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall