uncostly
Example Sentences
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In 112 extremely uncostly frames on the wall were the coffin-plates of the departed members of the family.
From Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned by Seton, Ernest Thompson
Alas, they are homespuns from the factory, machine-made in uncostly quantities.
From The Rhythm of Life by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
Nothing is so beautiful as a rose diamond with the light playing through it, except that uncostly thing which is just like it—wavy sea-water with the sunlight playing through it and striking a white-sand bottom.
From Following the Equator, Part 7 by Twain, Mark
So, when a party of friends at a caffè eat or drink, each one pays for what he takes, and pecuniarily, the enjoyment of the evening is uncostly or not, according as each prefers.
From Venetian Life by Howells, William Dean
As for a mere "change of scene," that's quite uncostly.'
From The Return by De la Mare, Walter