dirt cheap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirt cheap
Adjective
  • Prospect Capital is now the cheapest BDC on the market, trading at just 46% of NAV.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • For years, the equation seemed simple: look for the cheapest fare, even if the trip was mediocre.
    Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • Invoking Section 15 of Article 17, the NFL wants Droney to order payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs—about $12 million.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
  • This projection appears reasonable considering that the current effective tariff rate of the U.S. has increased five-fold this year to roughly 16% according to the Yale Budget Lab.
    Nick Sargen, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Generally considered an inexpensive lower lower-quality wine, more serious wine consumers preferred to continue to purchase wine in a traditional bottle.
    Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • Only 55 crossed the finish line and the prizes were recycled trophies and inexpensive wristwatches.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • By creating more affordable establishments, Fine-Drawn was able to deliver its concepts to a wider audience.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
  • Platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and Contra connect freelancers with clients seeking affordable, fast-turnaround content creation.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • Europe’s Stoxx 600 index closed 0.06% lower on Monday, after shaving off losses late in the day to finish at a session high.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 July 2025
  • In the United States, a measles outbreak that originated in a part of West Texas that has a low vaccination rate continues to spread, and there have been more measles cases reported in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • The village’s recently opened popular Irish bar, Teehan’s, and the next door restaurant, Durbin’s, also joined the square’s debut celebrations.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
  • In keeping with popular male balms for spiritual suffering, Turner turns to alcohol and functions as a mollusk, socially and professionally; his stoicism is an act, one his peers pick up on, and which some openly deride.
    Andy Crump, Time, 20 July 2025
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“Dirt cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirt%20cheap. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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