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How to use pricey in a sentence

15 example sentences · adjective

Pricey means expensive, dear. Example: “You can buy tickets at the door, but they will be pricier.”

Examples of pricey by meaning

adjectiveExpensive, dear.

  • But suppose that Britain grasps electricity produced from sources that don't involve burning pricey gas, and thus produces it more cheaply.2022 November 16, Philip Haigh, “German study puts hydrogen at the back of the queue”, in RAIL, number 970, page 51
  • In 2022, organics accounted for 15 percent of all fruit and vegetable sales in the United States despite being far pricier than conventional produce.2024 July 1, Susan Shain, “Is Organic Produce Worth the Higher Price?”, in The New York Times
  • The three priciest areas in the country sit along a coast or near beaches.2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times

More sentences with pricey

  • You can buy tickets at the door, but they will be pricier.From the entry at the door
  • But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32. From the entry ant
  • And as for buying in pricey Manhattan itself — well, unless you're Donald Trump himself, fuggedaboudit.2005, June Fletcher, House Poor: Pumped-Up Prices, Rising Rates, and Mortgages on Steroids, page 15. From the entry fuggedaboudit
  • Shortly thereafter Sugarman learned that the technology behind the pricey sunglasses wasn't on loan from NASA.2002, Lou Harry, Sam Stall, As Seen on TV, →ISBN. From the entry on loan
  • A druggie would grab the pricey electronics and such, and beat feet.2002, Nelson DeMille, Plum Island, page 12. From the entry beat feet
  • Another interesting but pricey new development is a new flexible current transducer.1997 June, Don Lancaster, “Some New Current Sensors”, in Tech Musings, page 137.4, column 2. From the entry glomper
  • Extra battery packs are bulky and pricey.2010, Phillip J. Boucher, The Complete Guide to Canada's General Mobile Radio Service, Phillip J. Boucher, →ISBN, page 42. From the entry battery
  • Some, especially those made for designer suiting or coats, can be very pricey from the manufacturers' point of view.2009, Sandra Jackson, The Scrivener's Button Cabinet: A Twentieth Century Clothing Button Collection. From the entry buttonologist
  • Murdoch's bid to get his hands on The Journal may seem foolishly pricey, but he's got his reasons.2007 May 14, Tom Lowry et al., “Crazy Like A Fox”, in Businessweek, retrieved 18 Jul 2011. From the entry crazy like a fox
  • Given how difficult and complicated it can be to keep a room heated to hot yoga levels, it could be quite pricey.2009, John Philp, Yoga, Inc.: A Journey Through the Big Business of Yoga, page 55. From the entry hot yoga
  • Currently, it is the priciest company on our list, based on a price-to-NOPAT ratio of 23.4., but the least based on its price-to-intrinsic value of 0.5.2024 September 9, Anthony Ménard, “Nine low-leverage companies with exceptional value creation”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The…. From the entry NOPAT
  • "Okay I’m following on the extremely pricey Dyson with this cheapie – when I’m lazy and ceebs filling my entire eyebrows in with colour, I use this guy."2018 June 26, Melissa Mason, “Beauty Products For Hot Messes With Zero Time For Looking After Themselves”, in Pedestrian, archived from…. From the entry ceebs

Meaning of pricey

  1. adjective Expensive, dear.

Full definition of pricey

Questions about pricey in a sentence

How do you use pricey in a sentence?
Pricey is used as an adjective. For example: “You can buy tickets at the door, but they will be pricier.”
What is a short sentence with pricey?
“Extra battery packs are bulky and pricey.”
What does pricey mean?
Pricey means expensive, dear.

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