LAVISH in a Sentence

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42 example sentences for LAVISH, such as:

1. He that regards not a penny, will lavish a pound.
2. Gavroche, as he sang, was lavish of his pantomime.
3. It was one of the most lavish weddings I've ever been to.
4. It was a lavish reception as befitted a visitor of her status.
5. to be propitious to me by daigning to lavish on me a slight favor.

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 Meanings and Examples of LAVISH
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
lavish
 a.  liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
Classic Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
1  At first, strangers in a strange town, they were glad to accept invitations to the lavish entertainments of the wealthy and hospitable Mrs. Butler, but they soon drifted out of her set.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
2  Mrs. Dorset had none of Judy Trenor's lavish impulses, and Dorset's admiration was not likely to express itself in financial "tips," even had Lily cared to renew her experiences in that line.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 12
3  Granting other whales to be in sight, the fishermen will seldom give chase to one of these Grand Turks; for these Grand Turks are too lavish of their strength, and hence their unctuousness is small.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 88. Schools and Schoolmasters.
4  Such an extraordinary sign of confidence was received by the orator as a highly favorable omen; and though the animal retreated a little precipitately, he was lavish of his thanks and commendations.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 27
5  There was a lavish expenditure of bread and cold meats, coffee, and pickles and cheese.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  Those beings, who were not very lavish with their countenances, were not among the men whom one sees passing along the streets.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—COMPOSITION OF THE TROUPE
7  to be propitious to me by daigning to lavish on me a slight favor.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—A ROSE IN MISERY
8  In the meanwhile, the very old woman whom he had encountered at the corner of the Rue du Petit-Banquier hastened up behind him, uttering clamorous cries and indulging in lavish and exaggerated gestures.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XXII—THE LITTLE ONE WHO WAS CRYING IN VOLUME TWO
9  Gavroche, as he sang, was lavish of his pantomime.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 15: CHAPTER IV—GAVROCHE'S EXCESS OF ZEAL
10  And once Hester was seen embroidering a baby-garment with such a lavish richness of golden fancy as would have raised a public tumult had any infant thus apparelled, been shown to our sober-hued community.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXIV. CONCLUSION
11  For myself, I found that I was expressing my tendency to lavish expenditure, and to patronize Herbert, and to boast of my great prospects, before I quite knew that I had opened my lips.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXVI
12  My lavish habits led his easy nature into expenses that he could not afford, corrupted the simplicity of his life, and disturbed his peace with anxieties and regrets.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXIV
13  Villefort could lavish the tenderness some fathers do on their daughters.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 51. Pyramus and Thisbe.
14  Half the sum of attraction, on either side, might have been enough, for he had nothing to do, and she had hardly anybody to love; but the encounter of such lavish recommendations could not fail.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
15  The host also dispensed the wine with a lavish hand, and what the guests did not drink he gave to his sons, who thus swallowed glass after glass.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER III
Example Sentence:
1  He that regards not a penny, will lavish a pound.
2  The evening was a lavish affair with glorious food and an endless supply of champagne.
3  It was one of the most lavish weddings I've ever been to.
4  The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle.
5  She'd been a bit too lavish with the salt, so the soup didn't taste nice.
6  It was a lavish reception as befitted a visitor of her status.
7  He is not of your order: keep to your caste, and be too self-respecting to lavish the love of the whole heart, soul, and strength, where such a gift is not wanted and would be despised.
8  I would fly to Paris and stay in lavish hotels if someone else were paying.
9  Surely she cannot truly like him; if she did, she need not coin her smiles so lavishly and manufacture airs so elaborate.
10  Now situated in a lavishly renovated, French Renaissance-style hotel, the facility features plush VIP accommodations and an ornate restaurant.