lavishing

Example Sentences

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Wall Street hasn’t exactly been lavishing the stock with praise lately.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Companies were growing and bosses were lavishing ever-higher pay and perks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Fat Ham” practices what it preaches by lavishing laughter and delight as it encourages us to take our destinies caressingly in hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Not surprisingly, he spotted her star quality, making her his lead singer, choosing her stage name and lavishing her with clothes and jewellery.

From BBC • May 25, 2023

In another instant he was kneeling beside her, lavishing every tender name on her, while my mother stood on the other side, holding the unconscious form in her arms, and sobbing out Fritz's name.

From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle