sumptuous

Example Sentences

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There were no immediate details on what kind of character Dern, 59, will play in the show, which typically involves murders, class tensions and sumptuous holiday spots.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

It found its way onto the sumptuous luggage that became the house’s trademark.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Wales' fluid front four poured forward at will and linked play beautifully, illustrated by their sumptuous team move for the fourth goal involving Brooks, Wilson and James.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The following year, he sounded majestic on the single “Suspicious Minds” and on the album “From Elvis in Memphis,” surrounded by sumptuous strings and a rugged rhythm section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

She wrote to Obinze about the books she read, careful, sumptuous letters that opened, between them, a new intimacy; she had begun, finally, to grasp the power books had over him.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie