extravagance
Example Sentences
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Trust that if you’ve never enjoyed your eggs with such extravagance and complexity, it will change your palate for the better.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
The former first lady, now 60, gained a reputation, and criticism, over the years for her alleged appetite for shopping and extravagance, earning her the moniker "Gucci Grace".
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
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
There was eloquent solo playing in the orchestra, and extravagance from the solo singers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
The day would be long, it would be nonstop until the kids went to bed, so she allowed herself this one extravagance, an uninterrupted, thirty-minute expanse of clarity and quiet.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Vocabulary lists containing extravagance
The Crucible
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