lavished

Example Sentences

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The gifts were lavished upon an elite tier of the company’s “beauty consultants.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Most Silicon Valley companies at the time lavished their top engineering talent with free lunches, on-site dry cleaning, nap pods and other luxury amenities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Likewise, the camera observes Weinberg’s Tereza with a sensual tactility that I haven’t seen lavished on any actor over 70 who hasn’t spent her golden years at the plastic surgeon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

There was a lavish state banquet and compliments lavished by both men on each another.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Joe lavished every care on his love, and he perfected a lonely set of rules which might have gone like this: 1.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck