Examples of 'costly' in a sentence
Meaning of "costly"
costly (adjective): Something that is costly is expensive or requires a high price to obtain or maintain. This term is often used to describe items or services that are on the higher end of the price scale
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- Of high cost; expensive.
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It is always more costly to cure than to prevent.
Costly lighter gift you gave is missing.
This may lead to a costly shift of approach.
Costly if involvment in food procurement and distribution.
This would avoid costly duplication of effort.
Costly damage to the pump will result.
Hedging may also be costly or difficult to implement.
This type of analysis could be very costly.
This could avoid a costly locksmith visit.
Least costly of the gas drainage methods.
This will mitigate costly surprises later.
More costly than some other tires.
Eliminates need for costly motorized valves.
Less costly than standard wheelchair wheels.
Networking is also costly and takes time.
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Changes to itinerary for air transportation are costly.
Avoided potentially costly and disruptive remediation.
But reacting in time need not be costly.
Some reforms are costly and others are not.
That wasted time can prove costly.
Imbalances are costly because they lead to blackouts.
Asset recovery is currently a very costly enterprise.
This leads to costly duplication and fragmentation.
The gathering and dissemination of information is costly.
Nothing is more costly than lack of policy.
Replacing coded keys can be very costly.
It is clearly more costly to cure than to prevent.
Consultations and medication can be very costly.
The most costly and proper there is.
The latter would be very costly to address.
No difficult or costly legal or administrative framework is necessary.
Reducing the need for costly translations.
Ships are costly and lives are not to be wasted.
This resulted in a more costly field operation.
This approach has proven to be very costly.
Found this an extremely costly source of financing.
This county can not afford a costly.
In addition it may lead to costly duplication of efforts.
Improper application of herbicides can also be costly.
I wonder if it was as costly as it might be for you here.
Institutional change is a painstaking and costly process.
That makes costly electricity imports inevitable.
The fragmentation of aid was costly and inefficient.
That exodus of qualified persons was very costly.
I have tomorrow a costly cargo carpet send.
Responded that there are less costly ways.
They are also less costly than raised skylights.
Obstructing the wheels of justice is a costly affair.
First step on the costly property ladder.
Pesticides and fertilizers are also very costly.
