extravagance
Example Sentences
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The former first lady, now 60, gained a reputation, and criticism, over the years for her alleged appetite for shopping and extravagance, earning her the moniker "Gucci Grace".
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
To anyone who disagreed with the need for a ship, Del Toro would explain that it was not an extravagance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Nonetheless, Woohoo has resonated with customers accustomed to the lavish offerings of Dubai, a tech-forward megalopolis with a proclivity for extravagance where AI has its own minister.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
And those who didn’t have benefited indirectly from its extravagance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
They understood not only evil, it seemed, but the extravagance of tricks with which evil presents itself as good.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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