extravagance
Example Sentences
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In the background to all of that extravagance was a pending Premier League judgment against Man City on 115 charges of breaching financial regulations over the course of a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
As a result, Prof Voon says, friends or family can regard the change in behaviour as generosity or extravagance - rather than anything pathological - and so it continues.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
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
There was eloquent solo playing in the orchestra, and extravagance from the solo singers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Her compliments were clotted with an extravagance that made them seem insincere, yet her friends smiled and bloomed under them.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing extravagance
The Crucible
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