A costlier work it would be hard to find; I wonder how many of us have seen it?
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
The rail-fence answered the purpose well enough, and he ought to have avoided the expense of the costlier one at least until a new one was necessary.
"Two Years in Oregon"
Wallis Nash
For, if they were merely to enhance its value, why not choose a costlier animal?
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick