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sumptuousness



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The waltz in the third movement of the Tchaikovsky was practically airborne, its elegantly asymmetrical melody generating an unlikely aerodynamic quality despite its sumptuousness.

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2024

The series looks excellent, re-creating the sumptuousness of the milieu without fetishizing it.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2024

I recall being hesitant about the butter, but it added such a rounded, rich sumptuousness that olive oil just doesn't impart.

From Salon Mar. 12, 2023

To tell their story with as much flair and sumptuousness as any other.

From Washington Post Feb. 11, 2023

That part of the structure built by Mansart for Gaston d'Orleans appears strange, solemn, and superfluous in connection with the sumptuousness of the earlier portions.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield




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