Sentence examples for seems exorbitant from inspiring English sources

It seems exorbitant for a sun cream, but protecting skin is worth the investment.

Paying a hundred thousand dollars for four months of life seems exorbitant, but what about the person for whom that money extends life for years?

Even the valuation of profitable companies seems exorbitant: Facebook, a 10-year-old company, has been valued at $192bn; that's 128 times its profits and higher than Coca-Cola, Toyota and Bank of America.

In 1987, they bought their house in Locust Point for about $200,000 (which "seemed exorbitant back then," Ms. Marengo said).

While our risotto and polenta dishes were very good, the prices, considering the absence of the piece de resistance, truffle flavor, seemed exorbitant.

Mr. Esparza, who sends money to his children in Mexico City, said that the $10 fee would not be onerous if he were sending a larger amount, but that it seemed exorbitant for $50.

Barrister Dan O'Gorman, who is not involved in the matter, said although the fees did not seem "exorbitant", the lack of disclosure to the broader W&J group instead of just the native title lawyers was "of concern".

"Maybe because it wasn't their perfect choice, or the house was in the high $1 or $2 millions and with the increase in interest rates they said, 'I'm going to wait and see what happens.' " Although the rents may seem exorbitant, those people do avoid a huge down payment, and aren't necessarily paying much more than monthly mortgage payments of, say, $10,000, on a $2 million-plus home.

As a college student, this cost may seem exorbitant, but the long-term benefits are invaluable.

That sum seemed exorbitant," Branto CEO and serial entrepreneur Max Mets says.

Back in 2007 when Facebook first opened their platform, Allia and a graphic designer pal came up with the Free Gifts app– mostly because he was a poor college kid and paying $1 to send someone a picture of a cake seemed exorbitant.