How to Use cost in a Sentence

cost

1 of 2 noun
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  • What are the costs and benefits of the new law?
  • The cost of doing business in this area is high.
  • Winning the war, he believes, was worth the cost in lives.
  • What's the difference in cost?
  • We offer services at a fraction of the cost of other companies.
  • We need better cost control.
  • They believe that everyone should have access to adequate medical care, regardless of cost.
  • The average cost of raising a family has increased dramatically.
  • She attends college at a cost of $15,000 a year.
  • Most of the revenue is used to cover the costs of enforcement.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The government will cover the cost of the moves and damage done to many of the fragile structures.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Investing in doula care now could help states save on health care costs in the long run.
    — Anika Nayak, STAT, 12 Jan. 2024
  • On top of all that, there’s the cost—not only to the individual, but to the system.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Even without the first year of life costs, the expenses are drastic.
    — Madison Medeiros, Parents, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The cost is paid by the seller or agent or shared, depending on the market and circumstances.
    — Wendy A. Jordan, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Price The best fall candles can vary in cost based on several factors like size, wax type, and brand.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The costs have led to tensions between the company and operators in the past.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The process uses a tremendous amount of electricity that’s about 40% of the cost, Sartor said.
    — Isabella O'Malley, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Funk’s husband built it from raw mahogany and topped it with granite, for a total cost of about $3,400.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Even if the maintenance work were completed, the value of the vessel would be less than the cost of fixing it up.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Many of these companies then pass on their higher wage costs to customers in the form of higher prices.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2023
  • The cost of keeping Ukrainian forces at bay has been steep, however.
    — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Instead, many have turned to home cooking as inflation has eased and the cost of groceries has come down.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • As was the case last year, PAC officials hope donors will more than make up the cost with big contributions.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • So, if photo quality is important to you, then the extra cost may be worth it to you.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • This in turn drives up costs for businesses, including in the food sector.
    — Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 2 June 2023
  • Include the name of the group, date and time of event, address, cost and contact information for readers within the email text.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • At least 15% of the development costs must go to firms owned by women or minorities.
    — Wire Services, Dallas News, 17 May 2023
  • Diminished demand has lowered the profit margin derived from the difference in the cost of crude oil and the sale price of gasoline at the pump.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The move would start to reverse a near-historic string of rate increases that has sent borrowing costs soaring.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2023
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cost

2 of 2 verb
  • It will cost you a lot of money, but it'll be worth it.
  • The error cost me a reprimand, but nothing more serious than that.
  • His frequent absences ended up costing him his job.
  • The trip will cost you about $100 each way.
  • The project will end up costing the government an estimated 3.5 billion dollars.
  • In fact, most of them won't cost your wallet more than $45.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Other than the time to draft them, the policies don’t cost anything.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, courier-journal.com, 10 May 2023
  • Trager did not have an estimate of how much the work would cost.
    — Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
  • That same home at today’s rate would cost more than $2,300 per month.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Gary’s job at the time paid two bucks an hour, meaning those comics would cost more than two weeks of full-time work.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Nobody seemed to care that the bus ticket cost the equivalent of a month’s wages in Prague.
    — Hazlitt, 21 June 2023
  • But the case already cost Weidner his contract with the city.
    — Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • How to play the Mega Millions Mega Millions tickets cost $2 per play.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The process of the review cost about $10 million, according to Oncor.
    — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • Off-the-shelf tactical models can cost more than $2,000.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But checking one bag at the airport both ways will cost an extra $80 — nearly as much as the flight.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Both online and in-store, all neighborhood posters will cost $4.14 each.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
  • That means a roundtrip from, say, an address on the south side of Sharonville to a restaurant or store on the northern boundary would cost a total of $4.
    — The Enquirer, 17 May 2023
  • The posters cost $25 each and are American-made and union-printed according to the website.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
  • See how much tickets for the game will cost on six major ticket resale sites.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Sending them would cost the United States some capital on the war’s moral high ground.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • In that case, best to just plug that hole, which probably cost millions to drill, tally up your losses, and move on.
    — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 19 July 2023
  • Given that the price of a massage can cost upwards of $100, any of these massage guns will quickly pay for themselves.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
  • The exemptions are expected to cost the state $1 million or less.
    — Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2023
  • For example, the first hour or two of parking may cost $1.50, but rates for subsequent hours could increase to $3.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Customers can sip $5 coffees in mugs that cost several times more.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
  • Pricey hamburgers that cost more than $25 have become de rigueur in big cities such as San Francisco and New York.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • Homes in Cleveland cost three times less than the national median.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Healey got the ball rolling in February with a set of changes that would cost $1 billion a year when fully implemented.
    — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023

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