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'costly' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'costly' with 7 example sentences.


costly adjective

: entailing great loss or sacrifice

: having a high price


  • NATO membership is very costly.
  • This is the world's most costly earthquake.
  • Is eating healthy more costly?
  • He made many costly purchases.
  • Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.
  • That was a costly mistake.
  • It could be very costly.
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