lavish
Example Sentences
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The tech sector is already slamming the brakes on some of its more lavish spending, and private consumer debts are piling up.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
The layers of shell companies and use of foreign conduits into luxury real estate help leaders of the Islamic Republic maintain an image back home of embracing modesty and rejecting lavish lifestyles, researchers say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The daughter in this hypothetical scenario isn’t buying rounds of lattes and taking lavish vacations.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
It was just a bit of decoration, part of a lavish flower arrangement, but the panic inside her didn’t care.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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