How to Use prohibitive in a Sentence

prohibitive

adjective
Definition of prohibitivenext
Synonyms for prohibitivenext
  • There used to be many of these centers in the state, but the cost to run them was prohibitive, and many closed.
    — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2023
  • As late as a week ago, Williams was the prohibitive favorite to win the Heisman.
    — Dallas News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Some of the frame styles are a bit too mod for my taste, and the price could be considered prohibitive.
    — Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 15 July 2022
  • Or does recharging the battery add a prohibitive amount of time to your trip?
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2023
  • But the owner wants $8,500 a month in rent for the full lot, Gallotto said, and that’s just prohibitive.
    — Collin Robisheaux, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022
  • And if nothing prohibitive pops up, the card is printed up and mailed, the audit said.
    — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 6 July 2022
  • And at this point, like Donna said, Donald Trump is the prohibitive front-runner in the polling.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • There are just over 50 courts in the world, and the prohibitive cost of constructing new courts is a major issue.
    — James Hill, New York Times, 3 June 2023
  • For Kaitlin, who had been living alone since her sons moved out, the cost of staying was prohibitive.
    — Rosie Bradbury, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2022
  • On the other hand, the cost of an NFL ticket could be too prohibitive for more people who aren’t avid fans.
    — Michael Schreiber, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Their two younger kids are home-schooled but would join their sister at the academy if the cost wasn’t prohibitive.
    — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Rahm’s odds are nearly cut in half this week as the prohibitive favorite to win at Torrey Pines for the second time.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • But for most of the 64 women recorded in the camp's birth register this year, these costs are prohibitive.
    — Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Brawley is the prohibitive favorite with 11 of their 14 entrees seeded in the top four.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Land costs are prohibitive, and zoning rules limit much of what can be built.
    — Manuela Tobias, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Utah, remember, was the prohibitive favorite to win the Pac-12 back in July.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
  • But if the cost of that comfort is prohibitive, the platform will never get to critical mass.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2022
  • That’s despite the state having some of the most prohibitive gun laws in the country, so restrictive that some have been struck down by the federal courts.
    — Hannah Wiley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • For 22-year-old Jakyra Green, rising prices have been prohibitive.
    — Hannah Fingerhut, USA TODAY, 9 July 2022
  • This is where the prohibitive favorite lands according to my method.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The Investment costs in the hardware and software can be prohibitive.
    — Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The Walkers would like to raise their boiler from the basement, but without new city incentives, the cost would be prohibitive.
    — Anne Barnard Jade Doskow, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The disconnect from the rest of the tour schedule makes for logistical hell, the travel costs can be prohibitive.
    — Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 19 June 2023
  • The Horned Frogs will be prohibitive underdogs in the championship game.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The price of a Super Bowl ticket has always been prohibitive, and 2023 will not be an exception.
    — oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Workers in Lagos sleep overnight in their offices to avoid the prohibitive cost of commuting.
    — Nelson C.j., New York Times, 24 July 2023
  • Yet, finding the tools to play only adds to the already prohibitive costs that come with disability.
    — Geoffrey Bunting, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2023
  • At these price levels, the $7500 hit for the convertible is hardly prohibitive.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Oct. 2022
  • For those who don’t have insurance, the cost of a doctor’s visit and the cost of the medication itself can be prohibitive.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 14 July 2023
  • The cost of a World Series ticket has always been prohibitive, and 2022 is no exception.
    — oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022

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