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luxuriate

[luhg-zhoor-ee-ayt, luhk-shoor-] / lʌgˈʒʊər iˌeɪt, lʌkˈʃʊər- /


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They wait for hours to luxuriate in the atmosphere—and Grant Mohwinkel’s chemistry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

There’s no evidence that this generation intends to make pining their only romantic activity; it’s more that they are very content, at the moment, to luxuriate in the many conduits for yearning available to them.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026

It’s about creating spaces where LGBTQ+ people can be visible but also feel safe to be in community, a moment to live without fear and luxuriate in collective joy.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2025

Rare is the book that can luxuriate in a discussion of Coppola’s taste for Charvet button-down shirts and how that related to her work on “Marie Antoinette.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024

Even as I luxuriate in the future this way, rolling anticipation around in my mouth, I think of something else.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Before Kercher’s murder corkscrews their story, “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” luxuriates in the postcard-perfect view from the apartment Amanda shared with Meredith and two Italian women.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025

His own intentions remain unclear in a story that luxuriates in a physical and metaphorical haze, and that prefers to hint at mysteries rather than solve them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

There are still some perplexing balance choices — a muddled opening of the Seventh, and a Fifth that luxuriates too much in its drama.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022

Main character though Meilin may be, Oh frequently luxuriates in the spotlight with a performance that will alarm anyone who’s ever wanted to vanish while watching their parents cause a scene in public.

From The Verge ● Mar. 7, 2022

True, it luxuriates there, but it may be depended upon to thrive anywhere unless the soil is a stiff clay, chalky, or too much parched up in the summer.

From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook

Conductor Roberto Kalb luxuriated in the rich orchestration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

He said she was an "emotional parasite" who fed off the couple's despair and "luxuriated" in offering them false hope.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

Across from me, George Felix luxuriated in the vibes.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025

Following the death of co-founder Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode returned to L.A. for an emotional two-hour show that luxuriated in a sensual gloom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

The spoken language luxuriated in rolled r’s and Z’s.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

It’s a Sunday morning, and in the tradition of Sunday mornings, I’m luxuriating in having nowhere to go and nowhere to be.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The couple will still be on a high after all the festivities and luxuriating in the afterglow of the love — and cash — bestowed upon them.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

Far from luxuriating in a serene and pristine writing environment, Ms. Lewin reveals, Woolf worked amid “old nibs, bits of string, used matches, rusty paper-clips, crumpled envelopes, broken cigarette-holders, etc.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

It begins innocently enough: the two sit down to steaks at Paddy’s, luxuriating in the rare act of sharing a proper meal.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025

Charles Chiltington would be luxuriating all alone in Mr. Lemoncello’s private suite.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein


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