How to Use spendy in a Sentence

spendy

adjective

• Seattle is generally credited with transforming coffee from a workaday drink to a trendy and spendy beverage.
• The Calvin Elite from Timney is equally spendy and brings adjustable length of pull, cast, and height to the table.
  — Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2021
• Thomajan had been at the helm of the 84-year-old store for 58 years, selling spendy suits to a client list most stores would covet.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2018
• There are all those airline branded credit cards, there's cargo, and then of course those spendy seats at the front of the plane.
  — NBC News, 10 Aug. 2019
• Good coolers are oddly spendy these days, which is why this one from Coleman is such a good option.
  — Parker Hall, Wired, 21 June 2021
• If those are too spendy, look for used ones online, or look for an old pair in your relatives’ drawers.
  — Sadie Dingfelder, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2020
• This all-inclusive wilderness lodge is spendy at $575 per night.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2020
• There has to be something between spendy dinners and mukbang livestreams.
  — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2020
• And trying a spendy and a saver version of a dining experience is a fun way to explore any city’s food scene.
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2022
• True, LEED cert is spendy and largely reserved for commercial projects.
  — Katy Neusteter, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2006
• The crowd is split between spendy sushi fanatics, and savvy sushi fanatics.
  — Krista Simmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
• All of which, by the way, are shows featuring talent who first bubbled up elsewhere and came in by way of spendy exclusive deals.
  — Vulture, 3 Feb. 2023
• While crab bisque tends to be a bit spendy with the hearty amounts of crab required, this bisque relies upon the cost-effective and flavorful shrimp to partner up with the crab.
  — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 31 Dec. 2020
• The event’s co-founder, Seth Thompson, had told me it wasn’t stuffy, despite the potential when such a spendy bourbon is being poured by some of the most famous names in the business.
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2020
• It’s been a big year for home cooking, and a lot of people will appreciate a spendy upgrade on the all-purpose frying pan.
  — Jolie Kerr, CNN Underscored, 16 Nov. 2020
• The watches have a lot to pay attention to, however: good looks, stellar craftsmanship, and not too spendy.
  — Vogue, 8 Aug. 2021
• Customers can also pay via crypto-currency, which should appeal to the crossover of spendy consumers who're not risk-averse.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 27 July 2022
• Another great, less-spendy option is Mpow Flame earbuds.
  — Sara Hendricks, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2020
• The best rebooking resource—albeit a spendy one—is ExpertFlyer‘s pro subscription.
  — Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2014
• While lodging options range from serviceable inns to spendy resorts, most visitors are here to camp and immerse themselves in the area’s splendor.
  — Garrick Ramirez, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2022
• Full-price plays are spendy, but the festival offers flex passes, family days and $5 tickets for people with Oregon Trail cards.
  — OregonLive.com, 17 Feb. 2018
• Two-ish years of staying home means that some people have saved up money and can now splurge on a fancier hotel, a first-class airplane ticket or a spendy once-in-a-lifetime experience.
  — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 May 2022
• Retailers and brands such as Target, Best Buy, Samsung, and many others are offering major markdowns and promos to shoppers who are already in a spendy mood.
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2022
• For our money, AmazonBasics car covers are a decent, less spendy option.
  — Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 11 Oct. 2022
• Salmon is still pretty spendy (and the heartbreaking Copper River fishing closure likely won't help that), but whole halibut has been a decent deal, at just around $10 a pound at local seafood markets.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2018
• Visitors who prefer not to get spendy (in the penny-pinching spirit of the Roses) will still get to take home a memento of the experience in the form of Rosebud Motel keychains, which will be given to all pop-up guests.
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2019
• Activities here also include kite surfing, being glamorous, and indulging in super-spendy spa treatments (a couple’s massage starts at $220 for a half hour — also the price of a full night in many hotels that are not this one).
  — Amy Odell, Cosmopolitan, 27 June 2017
• Demand for its spendy workout equipment (the Peloton Bike starts at $1,445) surged at the beginning of the pandemic, and an overzealous Peloton responded by ratcheting up production.
  — Wired, 17 July 2022
• Among other things, a noticeable post-Trump slowdown on the news and politics side has largely been balanced out by a torrent of spendy exclusive deals with celebrities, along with a steady stream of interesting projects from new voices.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2021
• Purchases that not long ago looked foolish and spendy, such as paying a monthly fee to listen to music or driving a Mini, can be rationalized when everything is expensive.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 4 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 1 Sep 2024