How to Use extravagant in a Sentence

extravagant

adjective
  • The film is notable for its extravagant settings and special effects.
  • Her extravagant spending has to stop.
  • We're going on a less extravagant vacation this year.
  • The company has been making extravagant claims about the drug's effectiveness.
  • Hawaii is no stranger to extravagant homes owned by the super-rich.
    NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The most extravagant and large homes can be seen on 21st and 22nd streets, the district plan stated.
    Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Here is the complete list of loot included in the Globes’ extravagant tote.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The menu at 4 Charles is an extravagant appeal to one’s inner child, which is to say that it could have been drawn up by Richie Rich.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • There are four presidential suites, but the Maestro Suite is the largest and by far the most extravagant.
    Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2024
  • For $157, fans can purchase a seat behind the stage with no view of the star’s show—which is known for its extravagant props, costumes, and dance moves.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The time-slowing beauty of the setting is an extravagant bonus.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Mane isn’t afraid to rock extravagant riffs on the classics, either.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Elton John, of course, is known for his extravagant wardrobe.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
  • While fashion weeks across the world are known for bringing the loudest, most extravagant looks into the streets, each city’s street style is unique.
    Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
  • But the extravagant weddings are only the start of the emotional rollercoaster for the cast (and us as viewers).
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Royals, movie stars, and wives of tycoons flocked to the King of Diamonds for his extravagant flair—and his treasure trove.
    Leena Kim, Town & Country, 9 June 2023
  • Though she’s known for her extravagant wardrobe, Von Teese was able to go all out with her costumes thanks to the residency.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
  • In the pics, Black sports an extravagant beard while the Grammy-award winning artist, 34, dons a headdress and elegant plaits.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • New charges against Hunter Biden take aim at his ''extravagant'' lifestyle.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • In the video, which is set at the beach and an extravagant pool, Cardi and Megan don a series of flashy outfits — including matching red swimsuits at the end — to rap to the raunchy track.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • What needs no time ramping up is the feeling, so central to Succession, of emptiness at the center of the Roys’ extravagant lives.
    Erik Adams, Chron, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Their duet showed the two singers to advantage, and inspired the show’s celebrity coaches to offer some extravagant praise.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The point is not the life lived in the dress — or the blouse or bag or bodysuit— but the effort and extravagant clothes and makeup routine that apparently make life worth living.
    Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • In the exhibition’s attempt to strip away the extravagant, there was a newfound joy in the essential.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Built in the late 15th century, the property is made up of six historic houses—all of which are available to book for an extravagant stay.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Here, of course, is the Côte d’Azur, a slice of southern France that for decades has been host to extravagant creativity and tragedy, grand gestures and bad behavior.
    Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Fittingly, the card will be launched with an extravagant event at the Billionaire venue in Dubai this November.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
  • This extravagant, boozy bread pudding makes the most of past-its-prime pastries by turning them into a decadent and boozy breakfast.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 21 Dec. 2023
  • In the last two years of his brief and stormy life, Robert Kennedy showed a remarkable ability to arouse extravagant political hopes.
    Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The casual ensemble is a departure from Kendall’s more extravagant looks of the week.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 28 June 2023

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