Below you will find example sentences with "too expensive". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Too Expensive in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: expensive
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.9 words

Words in this phrase

too expensive

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • too can mean: Likewise. Common word
  • expensive can mean: Having a high price or cost. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and much too expensive to handle 1× bc and too expensive to maintain 1× considered this too expensive for an 1× difficult and too expensive to maintain 1× fancy or too expensive to maintain 1× find participation too expensive or too 1× had become too expensive to train 1× have been too expensive and with 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it had become 2× actually it s 1× but many consumers 1× for the past 1× however the upgrades 1× in contrast to 1×

Common sentence endings:

and too expensive 2× expensive to maintain 2× an interim solution 1× comic book fans 1× difficult to understand 1× expensive to handle 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

become 3× maintain 3× few 2× either 2× doing 2× think 2× isn 2× fans 2× program 2× free 2× agency 2× costs 2×

Related phrases

far too too little too big less expensive too long too early little too too far too late too seriously

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around expensive:

less expensive 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

too early too complicated too busy too big too afraid tony stark

Just after it in the phrase index:

too far too intense too late too little too long too narrow

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

too little too big too long too early too far too late

Same ending:

less expensive

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "too expensive" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 22.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and much too expensive to handle, bc and too expensive to maintain, become, maintain and few stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with far too, too little, too big and less expensive, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with too expensive

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Too difficult and too expensive to maintain. (7 words)

Too fancy or too expensive to maintain. (7 words)

The department is too small and too expensive. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

For the past few years now, the magic number when it comes to electric cars’ range has been 300 miles, but many of the models that have been able to hit that target have been either too compromised, too niche or most importantly too expensive. (45 words)

This woman then had the gall to tell me and my university's study abroad program that I needed to move out because I studied too much in the house and was therefore too expensive because I used her utilities. (40 words)

With the post-pandemic economic downturn, streaming services are doing everything they can to become more profitable in the short term, from cancelling expensive shows to abandoning content that they think is too expensive to store on their servers. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

It had become too expensive to train new staff members to use BC, and too expensive to maintain in general.

For the past few years now, the magic number when it comes to electric cars’ range has been 300 miles, but many of the models that have been able to hit that target have been either too compromised, too niche or most importantly too expensive.

With the post-pandemic economic downturn, streaming services are doing everything they can to become more profitable in the short term, from cancelling expensive shows to abandoning content that they think is too expensive to store on their servers.

While $500 isn't too expensive when thinking about a nice watch, it is rather expensive for something that will only really appeal to comic book fans.

But many consumers say they would like the option of longer mortgages, but these have been too expensive and with too many strings attached when UK lenders have offered them.

The CGI would be too expensive, and doing it for real would require too many extras.

The department is too small and too expensive.

This woman then had the gall to tell me and my university's study abroad program that I needed to move out because I studied too much in the house and was therefore too expensive because I used her utilities.

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Too young still & its too expensive to get just yet.

They could look in free agency for help, but many of the options that are projected to be available come free agency are too old or too expensive.

Too expensive, too unnecessary with all the pasta carbs.

And it all costs more than expected as healthcare costs grow far beyond the rate of inflation and many individuals either choose not to participate in the program, or find participation too expensive or too difficult to understand.

It is too expensive and too on the nose with fans.

Too difficult and too expensive to maintain.

The problem isn’t complicated on its face: Child care is too scarce and too expensive.

Too fancy or too expensive to maintain.

Actually, it’s too expensive and sells too few units to crash test, but we think any of the lab techs would shed a tear if they actually had to crash one.

However, the upgrades would have taken too long to implement to meet the gap, and were priced in the billions; Congress considered this too expensive for an interim solution.

In contrast to his rival Enzo Ferrari, Ferruccio Lamborghini had decided early on that there would be no factory-supported racing of Lamborghinis, viewing motorsport as too expensive and too draining on company resources.

It had become too troublesome and much too expensive to handle.

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