embarrassment of riches

Example Sentences

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And because he was a hoarder who drew incessantly, the exhibition had an embarrassment of riches—some 20,000 drawings—to choose from.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though moviegoing audiences were spoiled with this embarrassment of riches, it’s Fanning’s work that stood out among the pair.

From Salon

And because this year there was an embarrassment of riches as far as Latino films goes, here are some honorable mentions we just had to include:

From Los Angeles Times

And when it comes to rock ‘n’ roll bona fides, Wings holds an embarrassment of riches.

From Salon

Ekitike opted to join Paris St-Germain but could not quite break through amid the embarrassment of riches in the attacking department.

From BBC