splurge

Example Sentences

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You have accumulated a significant amount of savings, and with that comes a certain amount of responsibility to your favorite causes, but you have earned the right to splurge now and then.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

These will hopefully draw new people in who are looking to try something different, or regulars looking for a splurge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But it stands to reason that the more money spent on things like food, power and healthcare, the less there is to splurge elsewhere.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Instead, it is a skippable splurge for those looking to save.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Like the kind he and his mom used to splurge on when they had enough money, so thick you had to suck your cheeks in hard to get the ice cream through the straw.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman