at a cost

idiom

: by giving up something else

He had achieved fame, but at a cost; he'd lost many friends and no longer talked to anyone in his family.

Examples of at a cost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the 1990s, there were 18 stadiums built at a cost of $342 million — but taxpayers spent significantly more on the projects, with JPAM reporting that subsidies footed $281 million of this price tag. —

Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 23 May 2024 Additionally, to receive certification, organizations need to pay a fee (at a cost not disclosed on KultureCity’s website). —

Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2024 Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Thursday the league plans to fund charter flights at a cost of about $50 million over the next two years in a move that addresses years of player safety concerns. —

Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2024 The Board of Carroll County Commissioners voted unanimously at a meeting in November to hire Mosaic Community Planning, a consulting firm, to gather the input via the survey and analyze the answers, at a cost of $81,160. —

Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for at a cost

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