expensive

Example Sentences

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I understand that everything is very expensive, but this would be the trip of a lifetime.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Buffett has said he regretted not selling Coca-Cola when it got expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Record diesel prices are crushing California’s truckers, forcing them to adjust to avoid losses as they grapple with the most expensive pump prices in the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Tesla in February also briefly sold a version of its expensive Cybertruck for $20,000 less than the next-cheapest trim, before raising the price.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“These are nothing more than knobby, ugly, dirty turnips. I asked for beautiful and frightfully expensive tulips.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood