lavish upon

Example Sentences

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Argentina's devastated fans, many of whom could not afford the luxury they chose to lavish upon themselves by making the trip to Moscow, must demand a complete overhaul of the national team.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018

Little Phil had grown very fond of old Peter, who seemed to lavish upon the child all of his love and devotion for the dead generations of the French family.

From The Colonel's Dream by Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell)

And as she found she was denied the toys or the sweetmeats that they used to lavish upon her open-handed, she left off asking for them.

From The Grandee by Palacio Valdés, Armando

The Egyptian women are prodigious hairdressers and the variety of perfumes which they lavish upon their hair and persons, exceed all European custom and calculation.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various

There was much in this church to admire, and much of that gold displayed which gamblers are accustomed to lavish upon their idols.

From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Wilson, Robert A.