terrible cost

Examples (10)

• The terrible cost of the war was measured in lives lost and cities destroyed.
• His ambition came at a terrible cost to his personal relationships.
• We are now beginning to understand the terrible cost of pollution on our planet's health.
• The rapid industrialization of the country had a terrible cost in terms of environmental damage.
• The government's decision to cut funding had a terrible cost for the nation's public health system.
• Was the victory worth the terrible cost in human suffering?
• Ignoring climate change will have a terrible cost for future generations.
• The terrible cost of his addiction was the loss of his family and career.
• Historians still debate the terrible cost of the revolution.
• She finally achieved her dream, but the terrible cost was her own peace of mind.