How to Use exorbitant in a Sentence

exorbitant

adjective
  • They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls.
  • This is enough to fill a shot glass, which might sound exorbitant.
    — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 18 July 2019
  • But many thought the price was exorbitant.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Iran might start charging exorbitant tolls for all ships that cross the strait.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The scalpers then resell the cards to gamers for exorbitant mark-ups.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 27 July 2021
  • Then there are tasks that take exorbitant amounts of time, such as scrubbing the walls.
    — Rachel Kurzius, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Racial covenants may be a thing of the past, but charging the poor exorbitant rents is not.
    — Timothy Noah, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Most sports coupes—even those sold at exorbitant prices—remain sedans to the bone.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 26 June 2020
  • In truth, exorbitant wealth isn’t the case for most Africans at home or abroad.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The exorbitant cast can be culled.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The fire—not an exorbitant one—was lit safely.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • So the state has been procuring power at exorbitant prices to keep the lights on.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
  • What little food is left in the markets is sold at exorbitant prices.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 May 2025
  • After all, hardly any of us would have to pay that exorbitant rate.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Hamas steals it and then sells any surplus back to its people, no doubt at exorbitant prices.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
  • Does that mean King still has to pay the exorbitant ransom?
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But lately, he's spent an exorbitant amount of time in the public eye.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2019
  • This is the guy who wants to give the power back to big pharma, to be able to charge exorbitant prices for drugs.
    — ABC News, 7 July 2024
  • The reason for the exorbitant price tag?
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Staying near the event can be exorbitant.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Aged options by the glass and the bottle are offered in a range of prices, not all of them exorbitant.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The amount of pollutants found at the site is deemed the reason for the exorbitant cost.
    — Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 26 June 2026
  • If you’re asked to be part of the wedding party, the expense can get exorbitant.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • Dress in scrubs, drink an exorbitant amount of coffee and head to the hospital.
    — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The gaps leave nurses to work an exorbitant amount of overtime, which can lead to mistakes and burnout.
    — Martha Bellisle, The Seattle Times, 7 July 2018
  • The gaps leave nurses to work an exorbitant amount of overtime, which can lead to mistakes and burnout.
    — Fox News, 6 July 2018
  • The fans are who pays the exorbitant salaries, and by alienating them, the cash flow will decline.
    — Star Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021
  • There has always been those big buyers that are willing to stay up all night and spend exorbitant amounts on movies.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The crowds, the weather, the lines, the exorbitant ticket costs.
    — refinery29.com, 10 July 2018
  • Who doesn’t want to see their town’s bridge fixed, or the option to ditch exorbitant private day care for their four-year-old?
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 4 May 2021

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