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

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