How to Use pricey in a Sentence

pricey

adjective
  • The car is a little pricey.
  • Why charge more for pricey events?
    — Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The quest for brighter, whiter teeth can be a pricey one.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Potter warned that could be pricey.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • By and large, the market looks pricey.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • One month out, tickets are pricey.
    — Greg Cote june 7, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
  • One month out, tickets are pricey.
    — Greg Cote june 21, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
  • One month out, tickets are pricey.
    — Greg Cote june 14, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
  • One month out, tickets are pricey.
    — Greg Cote may 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
  • One month out, tickets are pricey.
    — Greg Cote may 24, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026
  • Try rideshare to avoid pricey Texas Live!
    — Ella Gonzales june 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
  • These don't need to be pricey changes either.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The cocktail can be pricey and may take a while to sip.
    — Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Like other high-end camp chairs, this one’s pricey.
    — Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But you should have been braced that this trip was going to be pricey.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • These clean wipes are also on the pricey side and can be hard to find.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Which means that that most are pricey and some aren’t even available yet.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • While some are quite pricey, many of them cost just a few dollars each.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 24 June 2021
  • That includes new arcade games, which can be pricey.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Venue food lines can be long and pricey, so bring your own snacks when the rules permit.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • Compared to other wipes on our list, these are on the pricey side.
    — Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The one downside to this standout brand is that the pieces can be pricey.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2023
  • But these in-office treatments are pricey.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That works fine, but batteries are pricey.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Transfer edge rushers can get pricey, too.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Younger consumers for some time have been cutting back on pricey lunch bowls.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • The $32 hardback book is a bit pricey, but it is built to last.
    — Henry Devries, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Way more fun and less pricey than going to the spa every 2 weeks.
    — Tatjana Freund and Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Either way, home upgrades are pricey.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Not even the extremely-pricey ones.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026

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