extravagance
Example Sentences
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When protests broke out to oust the Shah, she showed up for her community, a tightknit cluster of graduate students who were frustrated by his extravagance and tyranny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
To anyone who disagreed with the need for a ship, Del Toro would explain that it was not an extravagance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
He says most buyers are not chasing extravagance as much as efficiency.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
The coziness comes from structure: meals designed to nourish through cold months, to make use of preserved ingredients, to create warmth without extravagance.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
Not even his granddaughter’s prodigious talent for extravagance was able to make a dent in his purse.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing extravagance
The Crucible
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