How to Use cost-efficient in a Sentence

cost-efficient

adjective
  • Don’t follow the crowd; be smart and take the cost-efficient route.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The larger the vessel, the more cost-efficient the shipping.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
  • Gas heaters are more cost-efficient but not as easy to set up.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
  • Look for a cost-efficient way to bring about positive change.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The goal is to gather a wealth of cost-efficient lunar data ahead of the arrival of Artemis astronauts a few years from now.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • This cost-efficient pick is lightweight and blends into the skin with ease without feeling greasy or heavy.
    — Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Unlike wax candles that melt, may cause a mess, and need to be replaced, flameless candles are long-lasting, cost-efficient, and mess-free.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Clearly the company is taking steps to be more cost-efficient and competitive in the shorter and longer term.
    — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • With a vow from new board President Cody Petterson not to run a deficit, the district has looked to make operations more cost-efficient.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In other cases, fine-tuning an existing LLM will be faster and more cost-efficient.
    — Klaudia Zaika, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • There is a less permanent, more cost-efficient option for full eyebrows.
    — Kaitlyn Frey, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The producers of Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films alike are on the lookout for the most cost-efficient locations.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023
  • It shouldn't be allowed for something so good to be so cost-efficient and family-friendly, but chicken and dumplings happen to exist.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • From being cost-efficient to extremely convenient, the pros of coloring your hair at home are many.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2024
  • And for green hydrogen buses to be as cost-efficient as battery-electric models, that would have to come down to around the same cost as making gray hydrogen.
    — Kristel Tjandra, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The right faux tree has to hit the criteria sweet spot of being cost-efficient, realistic-looking, the appropriate height, and easy to clean, store, and maintain—all in one.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The increase is attributed to more cost-efficient software provider contracts and a larger install base.
    — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In July, Google made its fastest, most cost-efficient model, 1.5 Flash, available in the unpaid version of Gemini.
    — Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
  • In many ways, indeed, keeping the jobless rate low and the labor markets tight is the most effective and cost-efficient welfare policy there is.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • That is, of course, until buses and plane travel became more effective and cost-efficient for the candidates.
    — Edward Segal, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Tomato Gravy 09 of 13 Chicken and Dumplings It shouldn't be allowed for something so good to be so cost-efficient and family-friendly, but chicken and dumplings happen to exist.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
  • This type of customer loyalty is cost-efficient because a company has to spend more money and time on marketing to win over a new shopper.
    — Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Even if Afghanistan’s mountains prove to hold high-quality lithium, the mines will be cost-efficient only if new roads, railways, ore-processing plants and power plants are built around them.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • Officials tout the reinvigorated partnership with law firms as a cost-efficient way to expand eviction aid — with the hope that more firms and lawyers can be added in coming years.
    — Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Computer algorithms may prove far more cost-efficient in the later stage of fine-tuning when striving to reach precise targets.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Moreover, this detergent is both cost-efficient and versatile, meaning it can be used in both standard and HE machines with great results.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2023
  • This was his candid way of telling rank-and-file employees to become more cost-efficient or risk becoming a redundancy.
    — Kylie Robison, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The city had to schedule that special election at the soonest but also most cost-efficient opportunity.
    — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Aaron’s legal department seems to need to draw up addenda to their various safety waivers every day, a very cost-efficient and worthwhile way for in-house counsel to spend their time.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
  • While quite convenient, cost-efficient, and nice to look at, this type of braiding hair can also lead to an allergic reaction, irritation, and hair loss for some users.
    — Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024

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