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.
  • Yet even this make-do meal felt extravagant.
    — Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
  • None of their pitch counts were extravagant.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Their huge closet in the church full of extravagant suites and hats?
    — Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Hawaii is no stranger to extravagant homes owned by the super-rich.
    — NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
  • This award went to the float with the most extravagant details.
    — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2020
  • But the gifts didn’t have to be big or extravagant, his friend explained.
    — Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Not an extravagant thing, but from the waist, with his hands still in his pockets.
    — The Economist, 2 Jan. 2021
  • And then there was the great prize of Dior, each show more extravagant than the last.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
  • And what’s there is so extravagant.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
  • As for the gifts, though in this case extravagant, aren’t those part of a writer’s life as well?
    — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The lentil stew rqaq w adas is extravagant on the table, but has its origins in thrift.
    — New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Her legs and arms are cruelly torn apart, and her extravagant dress soaked in red.
    — Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The most extravagant things in the show are the backgrounds of the drawings.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
  • In the meantime, fans can take a peek inside their extravagant new space.
    — Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Here's a look at some of the more extravagant amenities that were installed.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The tasting menu here is extravagant, serving just eight guests around a kitchen counter.
    — Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Maybe not quite as extravagant.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • His tastes were not extravagant.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • There were no extravagant guests.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Jonas wore a white shirt with black pants and Chopra wore an extravagant black and white polka-dot gown.
    — Janelle Ash , Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
  • Elton John, of course, is known for his extravagant wardrobe.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Mane isn’t afraid to rock extravagant riffs on the classics, either.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The area is dotted with many extravagant forts and palaces built by the Rajputs.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The aircraft so extravagant, it’s been called the flying palace.
    — ABC News, 18 May 2025
  • Carlotta felt the house was too big and extravagant.
    — Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This will give viewers an inside look at one of the most extravagant—and star-studded—events of the year.
    — Glamour, 6 May 2024

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