at the expense of

phrase

: in a way that harms (something or someone)

Malls flourished at the expense of small stores downtown.

He argues that the tax cut will benefit the rich at the expense of the poor.

Examples of at the expense of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Weather matters more than duration Don't get carried away with duration at the expense of clear skies. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026

But often, this image of King as the singular hero of the civil rights movement has come at the expense of other stories, and of a more nuanced portrait of the struggle. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

This gave Katalyst a few more months of schedule margin at the expense of suspending Swift’s scientific observations. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Older approaches leaned heavily on function at the expense of style. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for at the expense of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove