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
There was eloquent solo playing in the orchestra, and extravagance from the solo singers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
AFP reporters spent a night out on the town on a recent December evening to document a city known for its excess exploding into full-blown extravagance.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
And those who didn’t have benefited indirectly from its extravagance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
But of course, she wouldn’t think of such an extravagance.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing extravagance
The Crucible
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