Examples of conspicuous consumption in a Sentence
a culture of conspicuous consumption
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That means no more conspicuous consumption or the breaking of high-end hotels’ mounted stag heads.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Japan was in a deep recession, but Uniqlo kept growing, offering bargains for the struggling masses and discretion for better-off consumers in an era that frowned upon conspicuous consumption.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
That reminder of Hamas members’ conspicuous consumption stood in stark contrast to the message of the news cycle that had been raging for days prior: the charge that Israel had been deliberately starving Gaza to the brink of its existence.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
From Revenge Spending to Revenge Saving: A Behavioral Shift
In contrast to the conspicuous consumption of revenge spending, revenge saving reflects a quieter, more introspective approach to financial resilience.
—Ron Shevlin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Japan was in a deep recession, but Uniqlo kept growing, offering bargains for the struggling masses and discretion for better-off consumers in an era that frowned upon conspicuous consumption.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
That reminder of Hamas members’ conspicuous consumption stood in stark contrast to the message of the news cycle that had been raging for days prior: the charge that Israel had been deliberately starving Gaza to the brink of its existence.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
From Revenge Spending to Revenge Saving: A Behavioral Shift
In contrast to the conspicuous consumption of revenge spending, revenge saving reflects a quieter, more introspective approach to financial resilience.
—Ron Shevlin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for conspicuous consumption
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“Conspicuous consumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspicuous%20consumption. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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