How to Use trade-off in a Sentence

trade-off

noun
  • These gains come with trade-offs.
    — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
  • That said, there are trade-offs.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026
  • But speed came with trade-offs.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But maybe that’s the trade-off.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But the trade-off works both ways.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
  • There are trade-offs, of course.
    — New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Of course, there is a trade-off.
    — David Szondy february 24, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But that speed comes with trade-offs.
    — Matthew Meehan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • But that scale comes with trade-offs.
    — The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • But there are trade-offs here, too.
    — Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • And so there's all these trade-offs.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
  • There is, of course, a trade-off.
    — Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, there are some trade-offs.
    — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • And that’s where the trade-off comes in.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • The firm hopes the trade-off is worth it.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • To Sendou, the trade-off is worth it.
    — Kaela Ling, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There are going to be trade-offs.
    — Katie Nielsen, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The job comes with real trade-offs.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • That heat pump means less room in the front trunk as a trade-off.
    — New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But the payoff comes with trade-offs.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The trade-off is charging speed.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But the trade-off is a higher price.
    — PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And there’s a pretty good trade-off.
    — Steve Berman, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • The math of that trade-off has a human cost.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Not always, but the trade-off is worth it.
    — Colleen Murphy, Health, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The trade-off was his life for his wildness.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • There's always a trade-off with these things.
    — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Risk scoring is what will make the trade-off work.
    — Art Gilliland, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • There are supposed to be trade-offs in this sport.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Krueger outlined the trade-offs.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

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