costliest
- superlative of costly.
Example Sentences
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Later in the year, Jaguar Land Rover was attacked, in what became the costliest cyber event in UK history.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Tesla was already set to make 2026 its costliest year on record — by far.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
That payout, the costliest of the period, stemmed from a March 2021 911 call for Isaias Cervantes, a deaf man who was in the throes of a mental health crisis.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
"The first half of the year was the costliest loss period the insurance industry has ever experienced," he said -- but the second half saw the lowest losses in a decade.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
He called Burnham a “colossal merchandiser” fixated on building the biggest, tallest, costliest structures.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
