Example Sentences

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In recent years, the territory has been costing the UK tens of millions of pounds, with the bulk of this categorised under “migrant costs”.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

“The shutdown has been costing us over $120,000 a month,” said Dannielle Knutson, owner of three Olympia restaurants.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2021

In Forbes, Isabel Togoh reported that a shortage of PPE has been costing doctors and nurses their lives in Italy and Spain.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2020

But the discovery of the remains stalled the center’s Wing E, and for each month that it has not been completed, it has been costing the county millions in “unbudgeted costs”.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2019

Besides, this business has been costing you over a thousand a year; surely you can't kick at seven or eight pounds a week for six weeks, or so, to stop it for good and all.

From Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl by Jepson, Edgar