Example sentences for: extravagance

How can you use “extravagance” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The purity of Bernini’s work here refutes the popular conception of Baroque as being nothing but overblown extravagance.

  • The simplicity of Sant Pau’s Romanesque lines is an agreeable change from the extravagance of Barcelona’s modernisme and the intricacies of Gothic architecture.

  • 2) It's the first decent movie of the summer not aimed at teens, a "highly pleasurable popcorn movie for adults" (Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today ). 3) Its extravagance is fun (the story centers on a billionaire who steals art for kicks).

  • The Summer Palace remains as visible testimony to the extravagance of the late Qing Dynasty at the expense of China’s freedom and prosperity at the beginning of the 20th century.

  • If you enjoy contemplating your own future extravagance (as opposed to frugality) then Krusell/Smith reasoning suggests something even more bizarre: The more you expect to be extravagant in the future, the more you'll save to finance that future extravagance.


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