Example Sentences

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Building that resilience will cost money and take years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

A spot nearly two miles from SoFi Stadium will cost $300 for the U.S. opener against Paraguay next week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Support & Upgrade Path Check if they offer any support for free users and what upgrading will cost.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Changing the lights at a police building will cost more than £500,000 – a figure described at a meeting as "strikingly large".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Regardless of perspective, what was important was the message imparted by one through posture and expression and interpreted by the other: You may get the better of me, but it will cost you.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead