opulence
Example Sentences
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“When I said goodbye to this job, to this life of opulence and glitter, images and adoration, the quest to be desired, I was saving my life.”
From Los Angeles Times
Once that toned down, she emanated, through happiness and sorrow, alike, commanding opulence.
From Los Angeles Times
That Rococo quartet, completed in 1755, is a survey in the soft opulence of the style, filled with idealized nature, rich fabrics and scenes of courtly romance.
“I feel like we are paying for the opulence of the last decade,” said Turner, who also serves as president of the USC Staff Assembly, which advocates for employees.
From Los Angeles Times
They have been led by rulers who put their own opulence and comfort over the principles of the nation they served.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
