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This dress is too expensive for me.

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Sentence

Narrator

This dress is too expensive for me.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

That dress is too expensive; you should look for something more affordable.

Describing Habits

I usually avoid expensive items; this dress is too pricey for me.

Asking About Others

Is that dress too expensive for your budget?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I had more money, I would buy that dress, but it's too expensive for me right now.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The cost of this dress is prohibitive for my current financial situation.

Casual

This dress is way too expensive for me.

Simpler English

I can't afford this dress; it's too much money.

Phrases to learn

too expensive

Costing more than one can afford or is willing to pay.