conspicuous consumption
Example Sentences
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To my mind, social media is the problem, enticing everyone to covet conspicuous consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
It may be that it was a happy one, and you merely feel a little self-conscious about your relative wealth, or your siblings might make occasional comments on what they see as conspicuous consumption.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025
Pregnancy can be privatizing, and it is fitting that it registers in conspicuous consumption.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
The Condé Nast glory era really kicked off in the 1980s, as conspicuous consumption swept through the land.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025
But despite his aversion to money and conspicuous consumption, Chris’s political leanings could not be described as liberal.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
