kostbaar in inglese:

Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.

Fast cars are usually costly.

He made many costly purchases.

It is costly and politically difficult to continue this conflict.

The Japanese distribution system, characterized by layers of wholesale, is complex and costly.

It had been very costly in lives, money, and supplies.

Is eating healthy more costly?

The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products is, commonly, in great measure a gratification of our sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty.

In this democratic age of ours men clamour for what is popularly considered the best, regardless of their feelings. They want the costly, not the refined; the fashionable, not the beautiful.

Why did you get such a costly dictionary?

This computer will prove costly in the long run.

The broccoli is either costly or of poor quality.

The project was far to costly to be carried out, and eventually had to be called off.

She has a lot of costly ideas concerning ideal design

With his income, he cannot afford the costly dinners.