How to use "cost" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "cost" in popular movie and book plots

  • The proposed project is meant to increase productivity at 1/10 the cost of making the items on Earth.  - Jetsons: The Movie
  • Peter is nearly killed attempting to rescue them but is saved by Smrgol, who defeats the ogre at the cost of his own life.  - The Flight of Dragons
  • Finkle missed the field goal kick at the end of Super Bowl XIX, which cost the Dolphins the championship and ruined his career.  - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
  • Roxana is fond of her father but her household's resources are stretched to the limit with the cost of nursing him.  - Family Matters (novel)
  • Feng refuses, saying that a doctor cost money and suggests again that she sells her body to raise money.  - Ashes of Time
  • Catesby had borne much of the scheme's financial cost thus far, and was running out of money.  - Robert Catesby
  • Eyeing the cost of such an endeavor, and given the age of the show, ABC quietly canceled Laverne & Shirley in May 1983 after 178 episodes.  - Laverne & Shirley
  • In the end, Arthur sits on the courthouse's steps, knowing his antics will probably cost him his career in law.  - ...And Justice for All (film)
  • The Son'a developed an artificial and imperfect means to extend their lives at the cost of disfigurement.  - Star Trek: Insurrection
  • Ironically, he discovers that his wife cost him double what he saved in taxes.  - Sullivan's Travels
  • Normal companies outside cannot compete with the cost of Inside-Out workers, so they offer Norton bribes not to bid for contracts.  - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
  • Joining forces, they deactivate the barrier around Exdeath's castle, but at the cost of Xezat's life.  - Final Fantasy V
  • After obtaining and passing the sword's trials, the Hero confronts and defeats Julius at the cost of the Mana Tree's life.  - Final Fantasy Adventure
  • After the battle, Wellington wanders among the piles of dead, lamenting the cost of victory.  - Waterloo (1970 film)
  • Spock successfully restores power to the warp drive and the Enterprise escapes the explosion, though at the cost of Spock's life.  - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  • Paul's visit on leave to his home highlights the cost of the war on his psyche.  - All Quiet on the Western Front

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