costly in English

adjective
1
costing a lot; expensive.
major problems requiring costly repairs
synonyms:expensivedearhigh-pricedhighly pricedoverpricedsteeppriceyspendycosting an arm and a legcosting the earth

Use "costly" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "costly" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "costly", or refer to the context using the word "costly" in the English Dictionary.

1. Costly, Elaborate, but Useless

2. Accidents are expensive and costly.

3. The ring was very costly.

4. The venture proved a costly failure.

5. It can be costly to refinance.

6. Coastal defence is a costly business.

7. Fossil hunting is a costly business.

8. Care for polio patients was costly.

9. Having curtains made professionally can be costly.

10. These measures could be costly to employers.

11. Silliness, ignorance and indolence are very costly!

12. It proved to be a costly mistake.

13. The proposal was rejected as too costly.

14. His obese figure arrayed in costly apparel.

15. Bidirectional RNNs are very costly to …

16. Saving their souls is too costly.

17. Young drivers face costly car insurance.

18. Advertising campaigns are effective, although costly.

19. Our former process was too costly.

20. Barca slip to costly home draw against Cadiz

21. Passenger ships are a costly way to travel.

22. The costly siege of Tyre lasted 13 years

23. Making a shell is costly for a snail.

24. The Cost of Absenteeism Absenteeism is costly for …

25. Costlinesses costly costmaries; Literary usage of Costing

26. This process is costly in computer time.

27. 2 It can be costly to refinance.

28. Buying new furniture may prove too costly.

29. 18 Our former process was too costly.

30. More accurate data will reduce costly purchase order errors.

31. Liver biopsies are invasive, costly and associated with morbidity.

32. An inadvertent agricultural policy miscalculation can also be costly.

33. It is too inflexible, too costly, and too rigid.

34. With his income, he cannot afford the costly dinners.

35. Dainty and costly dress is second nature to her.

36. The day had been extraordinarily costly for both sides.

37. In ancient times, writing materials were scarce and costly.

38. In Kenya, these are still a costly luxury item.

39. (Ezekiel 29:18) The siege is costly to Nebuchadnezzar.

40. A costly and illogical drain on its scant resources.

41. Costly nard was often adulterated and even counterfeited.

42. The castle will undergo extensive and costly renovations.

43. Mining can be costly in terms of lives .

44. This approach is too inflexible and too costly.

45. We wanted to avoid costly, time-consuming legislation.

46. 5 Silliness, ignorance and indolence are very costly!

47. Not all good day care is so costly.

48. 'Absurd Decision' - Costly Ben Stokes Run Out Reprieve Bemuses Pundits

49. Costliness (usually uncountable, plural Costlinesses) The characteristic of being costly.

50. 12 A costly and illogical drain on its scant resources.