opulent

Example Sentences

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Still, I’m holding out hope that a very different HBO series — Julian Fellowes’ opulent period soap ‘The Gilded Age’ — lands in that eighth slot for its excellent third season.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The Spanish-inspired, opulent pad features a spiral staircase and library.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

But this happens after she’s destroyed the opulent life she had with her husband, one entirely paid for by her striving.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

With its opulent Beverly Hills mansions, sports cars around every corner, plastic surgeons aplenty and a culture and economy steeped in entertainment, this city has long seemed preoccupied with surface appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

South Korean soaps—which display the fast cars, opulent houses, and surging confidence of South Korea—are classified as “impure recorded visual materials” and are illegal to watch in North Korea.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden