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

AFP reporters spent a night out on the town on a recent December evening to document a city known for its excess exploding into full-blown extravagance.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Swift says the goal of the Eras tour was to "over-serve" in terms of the number of songs performed, the extravagance of the costuming, and the details of each set design.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

This study of extravagance and sanctity made Handel seem utterly relevant in his attempt to thwart early 18th century censorship and say something important.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Dad thought that any pet which didn’t lay eggs was an extravagance that a man with twelve children could ill afford.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey