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

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

Everything within is “not so much an attempt to classily suggest opulence and power as to batter you with it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

Compared to the bleakness outside those windows, the opulence felt like a slap to the face.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas