How to Use prohibitive in a Sentence

prohibitive

adjective
  • Even for those who can find a test, the cost can be prohibitive.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, SELF, 19 Jan. 2022
  • For those who are of age, those options can be cost prohibitive.
    — Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2018
  • And yes, these costs can in fact be cost-prohibitive to many women.
    — Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Allure, 26 June 2017
  • Giving up picks in the third and fifth rounds to move up wasn’t too cost prohibitive.
    — azcentral, 30 Apr. 2018
  • His first thought was to use a billboard (of course), but that proved to be cost-prohibitive.
    — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2020
  • The carrying costs on a large piece of land like that is prohibitive.
    — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
  • Or does recharging the battery add a prohibitive amount of time to your trip?
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2023
  • More than that, the cost of moving data from cloud to cloud can be prohibitive.
    — Matt Kimball, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • In a smaller apartment or room, the size of some bikes may be prohibitive.
    — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • For many, the local match of the state funds is the prohibitive factor.
    — Dave Altimari and Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2022
  • Even if the equipment is available, the cost of staffing such a field would be prohibitive.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The costs that come with climbing the world's highest peak can be prohibitive.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Granted, the price wasn’t prohibitive, and maybe that’s not the case in March.
    — Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • And the two years left on his deal are prohibitive for any team, even at a relatively low cost.
    — Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • And if nothing prohibitive pops up, the card is printed up and mailed, the audit said.
    — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 6 July 2022
  • The prohibitive cost has been a source of criticism since the drug was approved.
    — Sally C. Pipes, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2020
  • That and a cost that was prohibitive with desires to address the defence.
    — Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • But shouldn’t said costs sometimes be prohibitive?
    — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Those costs are often passed down to customers, but the steep prices can be prohibitive for some looking to buy.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2021
  • If those kinds of players were available, the board believes their price would be prohibitive.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • For Kaitlin, who had been living alone since her sons moved out, the cost of staying was prohibitive.
    — Rosie Bradbury, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2022
  • While travel is a privilege and the cost can be prohibitive.
    — New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, costs are prohibitive for the average Afghan.
    — Vogue, 30 Sep. 2021
  • As many meal kits are over $40, and many of those feed two people or more, don’t take a $$$$ as prohibitive.
    — Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • They were told that it would be cost prohibitive to ship it back to Washington State.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The prohibitive launch costs of satellites.
    — Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
  • For some, the cost becomes prohibitive.
    — Luis Contreras, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026

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