splurge
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, their neighbors did not take the advice of the aforementioned adviser and continued to splurge on extravagant vacations and drive around in the latest-model car.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
He still thinks that baby boomers, who are doing much better than other generations financially and aren’t willing to wait to splurge on fun, regardless of the macroeconomic backdrop, will put a floor under spending.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
So in a way, it made sense that the Rams would be the ones to splurge on him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
A few years back, I stopped into my favorite vintage poster shop to splurge on a 1987 one-sheet for “Fatal Attraction,” designed by Polish artist Maciej Kalkus.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
I was neither, but under the circumstances, I was willing to splurge a little.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Vocabulary lists containing splurge
With the Fire on High
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