opulence

Example Sentences

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Roughly 90 percent of the UAE's population consists of foreigners and Dubai is its biggest city, with a carefully curated image for opulence and glamour.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

He warned it would paint an image of "opulence".

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Once that toned down, she emanated, through happiness and sorrow, alike, commanding opulence.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

They have been led by rulers who put their own opulence and comfort over the principles of the nation they served.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Notwithstanding the universal admiration for Offenbach’s comic operettas, the opulence of the Parisian experience of opera and its position in society still meant it was a luxury.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall