How to Use cost in a Sentence

cost

1 of 2 noun

• 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.
• 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
• From there, the shuttle could be refurbished and flown again, theoretically driving down the cost of each mission.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
• While others said a cooling-off of wage increases detailed in the report would nudge the Fed toward a rate cut, because the pay slowdown eases the risk of price hikes made in an effort to offset rising labor costs.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024

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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
• The marque never officially announced a price for the track car, though, at the time of its debut, it was reported to cost between $1.2 million and $1.5 million.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024