decadent
Example Sentences
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Yet its parties, even at their most decadent and depraved, were never quite cool.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
“To Kill a Cook” is a decadent treat, with enough loose ends in Bernice Black’s life and career to leave readers hungry for more.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Consumption-fueled growth is seen, at best, as peculiarly American and, at worst, as decadent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
A popular wintertime meal, lasagna is decadent yet difficult to make, contrary to popular belief.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
Just to have that thirty minutes of solitude during the drive—it was decadent but essential.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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