pricey
adjective
expensive or unduly expensive.
Example Sentences
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And they’ve done it by avoiding college football’s priciest free agents almost entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
She always ordered the priciest thing on the menu and bought gift cards when the men gave her money for groceries in case the relationship did not work out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The city’s priciest neighborhoods become particularly clogged each summer as drivers escaping the Gulf’s scorching heat arrive with Ferraris, Lamborghinis and McLarens bearing Middle East license plates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The priciest options are designed especially for athletes, and Dos Santos -- who himself lost two legs in a car accident -- has visited this cohort following the quakes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Then she mutters, “The priciest priceless little Penny ever.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
