extravagant

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, their neighbors did not take the advice of the aforementioned adviser and continued to splurge on extravagant vacations and drive around in the latest-model car.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and style will hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan charity ball that this year spotlights the intersection between fashion and art.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The supermodel took her penchant for extravagant Halloween costumes to the Met Gala, where she dressed as one of the many marble statues gracing the museum's halls.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

As time went on, he also started a large farm upstate, and when he wanted a country house for his family, he helped an architect to design an extravagant villa overlooking the Hudson River.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

There was only the delicious, extravagant, warm, tasty scent of buttery baking crust, and of vanilla cream, and of powdered sugar, still drifting in the heated air.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt