Sentence examples for would set you back from inspiring English sources
The phrase "would set you back" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate the cost or expense associated with something. Example: "Buying a new car would set you back at least $20,000."
Amizo would set you back just £6.25.
Five drinks and a baguette would set you back £17.
With taxes and fees, that would set you back $4,882 for a three-night stay.
A slap-up dinner with wine would set you back less than a tenner.
Open-heart surgery that would set you back $100,000 in America costs only about $10,000 in Penang.
A bottle of 1973 Napoleon Vintage Brandy would set you back £107 if purchased at an upmarket stockist.
Alternatively, a three-bedroom semi – Victorian or Thirties – would set you back between £300,000 and £400,000.
The work would set you back £18,000 – and comes with a contract on how it should be looked after.
Two seats would set you back a total of £1,697, which includes Get Me In's £267 "processing fee".
The cheapest dental check-up is just £15 in Birmingham while in one London clinic it would set you back £185.
Such is the economic crisis Venezuela finds itself in that a single large serving of McDonald's french fries would set you back $133.
