splurge
Example Sentences
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Stomach gnawing and hands slightly shaky, I loaded up on ephemera for fancy paninis, held together with swipes of giardiniera mayo, and splurged on some pastel-hued botanical sodas for drinking straight from the can.
From Salon
The company is hoping that customers will be thrilled to save the money and then splurge only on the features they want.
From Los Angeles Times
But the country still has millions of well-to-do shoppers who can afford to splurge on, say, a $6 package of Sam’s Club-exclusive Oreos, with thinner cookies and more cream.
The trick is building a little wiggle room in your budget for them—so that a fallback meal feels like a relief, not a splurge.
From Salon
Texas Roadhouse, Darden Restaurants, which runs Olive Garden, and Chili’s owner Brinker International have been posting strong sales growth as more consumers treat sit-down meals as a “reasonable splurge.”
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
