How to Use lavish in a Sentence

lavish

1 of 2 adjective
  • But such lavish funding didn’t last.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Eat a lavish and slow dinner, maybe at a restaurant with a vista.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The rest was spent on lavish items and real estate.
    — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Mar. 2026
  • My mom stayed home to look after my siblings; our house was large but not lavish.
    — Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Her performance earned lavish praise from the show’s four judges.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • While her girls napped, Lisa read novels, worked out, and cooked lavish meals.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The shows stood out in part because of the big stars and lavish budgets involved.
    — John Koblin, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Even in the midst of a lavish spa getaway, Kyle Richards made time to hit the gym.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • No more signature cocktails served at its lavish bar.
    — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Guerrero Flores had his own lavish suite.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • The lavish lifestyle, previously kept in the dark, was now out in the open.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • His leather dress shoes, black leather watch and black leather belt appeared to make his ensemble seem all the more lavish.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
  • In the film, a young man visits his distant father in one of the world’s most lavish resorts.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 May 2023
  • The opposite of most of Venice’s lavish palaces, this is a bare-boned workshop.
    — Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Many of the lavish pads are only available (discreetly) via his firm.
    — The Editors, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Truth is, romance isn’t solely about the grand gestures and lavish courting.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The lavish compound remains in the family to this day.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
  • Railway trips have never been more plentiful or more lavish.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
  • To be treated to a lavish meal, and to have their children put on a special performance for you.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • In a more porous era, he might have been kept on lavish retainer by a Medici.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • If the suite sounds like the most lavish option, know that that title actually goes to the tents.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The two whip up a lavish dip packed with cheese, greens and pickles, which add tang to cut through the indulgent creaminess.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Otium debuted with a big splash and more lavish spa on Silver Dawn.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The photo showed a lavish outdoor seating area and pool, with palm trees dotted around the garden.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
  • There is no reason this morning in Venezuela should not be a lavish extension of that.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • There were symbols of status and wealth throughout, from the landscaping to the lavish home gym.
    — Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Those who have been plucked from the crowd congregate at secret clubs and lavish dinner parties.
    — Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This lavish egg is made in batches of 10 because the product is so complex.
    — Helen Chandler-Wilde, Fortune Europe, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Every morning, hosts and servers at the lavish breakfast buffet greeted us by name.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The items range from lavish gowns to magazine covers to books, letters and keepsakes.
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026

lavish

2 of 2 verb
  • Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work.
    — ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • All three are a case study in places not to lavish lots of energy.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Chernow lavished pages on it, as Vaill does.
    — Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Cut the onion in half and lavish it with butter and balsamic vinegar.
    — Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
  • Huang is far from the only tech leader lavishing Trump with praise.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • New teams, new players, millions of dollars spent, no doubt millions more to be lavished.
    — James Masters, CNN, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Royal daughters have also been lavished with jewels over the years.
    — Marcia Moody, Town & Country, 14 Aug. 2018
  • Cameron treats us to lavish tours of the ecosystem, as before, with just as much aw-shucks wonder attached.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2022
  • But much of this has been promised before, and the sums are small compared with those lavished on poor countries inside the club.
    — Simon Nixon, WSJ, 14 May 2018
  • Catsimatidis is among the donors in the city who lavished support on Trump for years.
    — Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The same is true of all the recent attention that has been lavished on Nick Fuentes.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Money that could be spent on scouting is lavished on officials instead.
    — The Economist, 9 June 2018
  • Kirk also lavished praise on Vance’s debating skills.
    — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • As her success grew, she became known for lavishing studio audiences with gifts.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But for all of the attention lavished on the video, there is also something highly familiar about it.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • In a campaign-style rally, his political allies took the stage to lavish him with praise and pledge their support.
    — Michael R. Blood and Kathleen Ronayne, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021
  • Actress Zooey Deschanel embraced Wood and lavished praise on him.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Israeli officials have lavished praise on the actions of its forces in protecting the border.
    — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 16 May 2018
  • Most of his attention seemed to be lavished on her blue silk dress, which reflects his study with an English painter who had settled here.
    — Thomas Hine, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
  • Still, Seibt has a long climb to reach the level of global attention lavished on Greta.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2020
  • But for all the obvious care and love lavished on the device, the overall look is, in this reviewer’s opinion, a swing and a miss.
    — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2018
  • The Lemme co-founder marked another turn around the sun, surrounded by family who lavished her with treats.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • And at ceremonial events, Pence would lavish Buttigieg with praise.
    — Brian Slodysko, The Seattle Times, 13 Apr. 2019
  • Liu’s fans lavish him with virtual fish balls and rockets, ranging from a few pennies to $300 per item.
    — Bloomberg News, The Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2019
  • And yet part of the quarterback’s allure is that, for all the worship lavished on those in the position, there is still a mystery about them.
    — Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That said though, there have been quite a few who've jumped the gun somewhat and lavished the side with praise just two (OK) games into the season.
    — SI.com, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Pakistan lavished him with praise, and nominated him for the Nobel Prize.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Redmond had won the trust of Ballard’s parents and had given the boy gifts of sports equipment, lavished praise on him, and most of all gave him his time.
    — Josh Kovner, courant.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Given its small size, the staff has the bandwidth to lavish guests with personal attention but in an unobtrusive way.
    — Shivani Vora, Robb Report, 18 July 2022
  • Though her grandmother passed away years ago, the restaurant continues to lavish the Ngs with affection.
    — Esmé Weijun Wang, Bon Appétit, 29 Mar. 2022

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