at a cost
idiom
: by giving up something else
He had achieved fame, but at a cost; he'd lost many friends and no longer talked to anyone in his family.
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Meanwhile, a campaign by transit advocates and several VTA board members has been underway to push the agency to go back and look at a cost estimate for the twin-bore design.
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Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Central and Argentine middle schools would also be rebuilt at a cost of about $61.8 million each.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
That stadium, referenced by the Bears in their presentation, also has a translucent roof, and opened in 2020 at a cost of $1.9 billion, with $750 million from taxpayers.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
The United States built Airbase 201 in central Niger at a cost of more than $100 million.
—Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
John Travolta, Tom Cruise, and Lenny Kravitz are just some of those who have stayed at the property which is, at the time of publication, still available for the entire Olympic period at a cost of $76,000 a night.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
After three days of counting scans at a cost of $21,000, the Long Beach group had gotten through only 7,000 of the 100,000 ballots.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024
Today’s sixth iteration of the pier was built in 1987 at a cost of $5 million.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The lake was built at a cost of $1.6 billion, according to the water district.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Central and Argentine middle schools would also be rebuilt at a cost of about $61.8 million each.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
That stadium, referenced by the Bears in their presentation, also has a translucent roof, and opened in 2020 at a cost of $1.9 billion, with $750 million from taxpayers.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
The United States built Airbase 201 in central Niger at a cost of more than $100 million.
—Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
John Travolta, Tom Cruise, and Lenny Kravitz are just some of those who have stayed at the property which is, at the time of publication, still available for the entire Olympic period at a cost of $76,000 a night.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
After three days of counting scans at a cost of $21,000, the Long Beach group had gotten through only 7,000 of the 100,000 ballots.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024
Today’s sixth iteration of the pier was built in 1987 at a cost of $5 million.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The lake was built at a cost of $1.6 billion, according to the water district.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
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