How to Use at a cost in a Sentence

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  • The zoo is hosting the black-and-white duo under a loan from China for the next decade, at a cost of $1 million a year.
    Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • In the first season, Gi-hun wins the game… but at a cost.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2024
  • All of this will come at a cost, though—and a pretty steep one at that.
    Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Space for four people, across two rooms, at a cost of $250 per night.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2023
  • About seven of the planned 72 miles have now been built, at a cost of about $20 million.
    David Gelles, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Products made to last a lifetime do come at a cost, though.
    Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • The zoo will host the black-and-white duo under a loan from China for the next decade, at a cost of $1 million a year.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
  • The lake was built at a cost of $1.6 billion, according to the water district.
    David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Some students attend tutoring up to four days a week, at a cost of up to $1,000 a month.
    Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Progress comes at a cost The costs of the reading initiative have not been small for Cudahy.
    Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2023
  • And that lower quality comes at a cost, the CSIS team explained.
    David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Along with the Tazlina, the two ships were the first and only ferries built in Alaska, at a cost of $60 million each.
    Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2023
  • The Catch Classic 120 is a breeze to carry from your truck to the water, but that lightness comes at a cost, as the hull feels thin when standing.
    Ben Duchesney, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The change will probably drive more people to watch Disney+ with commercials, at a cost of $7.99.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' first missed playoff berth since 2006 came at a cost for the management team.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Whether time, money or other resources, change comes at a cost.
    James Itkoff, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But going from the bereft Nationals to the trade block to a pennant race in a dizzying two weeks last summer came at a cost.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • Punches can be served in bowls made exclusively for the Ritz by a glass blower in Asheville, at a cost of more than $1,000 apiece.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Adding others to an account will still be possible but at a cost.
    Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
  • This comes at a cost to boat owners, who must invest in the purchase, maintenance and storage of their boats.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Public records show the no-bid contract was awarded to the law firm WilmerHale, where Johnson works, at a cost of $1.4 million.
    Jim Mustian, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The new fields, being installed at a cost of $1.2 million, are expected to be completed before the end of the year.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Good news, albeit at a cost of $6.9 billion or possibly more.
    Curbed, 7 July 2023
  • Manuel allowed Harbaugh to prove his plan, but at a cost, as Harbaugh’s contract was slashed nearly in half.
    Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
  • But the cultural changes Ybarra carried out at Center Stage came at a cost.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Bougainville is being constructed at a cost of $3.1 billion.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 3 July 2023
  • The United States is trying to resist this pressure in the realm of electric vehicles, at a cost to U.S. consumers.
    Brad Setser, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2024
  • All supplies are secured now at a cost of about $5 million more than the $20 million budgeted last year.
    Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • Another craft, the Mars Polar Lander, failed later that year, at a cost of $165 million.
    Emily Langer, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
  • Hotels that once swarmed with tourists emptied out because of the war, and have instead housed internal refugees, at a cost of more than a billion dollars to the state.
    Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024

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