prohibitively

Example Sentences

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Brands and bottle manufacturers warn that a prolonged war will risk making a crucial commodity prohibitively expensive for many Indians.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Technically you can shield people from radiation with thick barriers of water, but getting the water or other protective substances into space and constructing the shields has thus far proved prohibitively expensive.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

Many people rushed to buy a car earlier this year, fearing tariffs would push up costs prohibitively later on.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

“Happy Meals at McDonald’s are prohibitively expensive for some people, because there’s been so much inflation,” Josephson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025

Since the federal budget that year was less than $7 million, the critics seem to be right when they conclude that the costs were not just daunting but also prohibitively expensive.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis