Sentence examples for Seems lavish from inspiring English sources

The annual check to retired police officers and firefighters hardly seems lavish; the biggest is about $50,000, with more than half collecting $20,000 to $40,000.

This has fallen a bit over the past quarter-century but still seems lavish given how tight American belts are these days (see chart).

This glorified Nutella seemed lavish and elegant, the most decadent thing you could ever serve at a Christmas party.

Because the flavor is so direct and the texture is so meaty, black trumpets needed only butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano to make linguine seem lavish.

It might seem lavish, but home-curing fresh salmon is easy and surprisingly economical as a little goes a long way.

"It does seem lavish, but when you've got £5bn, in the context of his wealth, it's not really out of kilter.

And in that developing country, some people don't even dare to mention a word about Tet, thinking they may seem lavish by thinking of that luxurious term.

That 3.5% growth rate may seem lavish by Western standards, but it is below both what Brazil needs to be to continue recent social gains—and what it could be.

Patients will also have unlimited visits, be guaranteed same-day appointments and -- a feature that seems both lavish and impossible -- Flier says patients will be able to reach their doctor by cellphone at any time.

In an hour interview, Hastings and I traded plenty of barbs (he never calls me back yet seems to lavish attention on Om Malik), discussed the future of digital entertainment, Netflix's unique corporate culture, when video services like Netflix will go global, and as a large supporter of charter schools, his thoughts on the documentary "Waiting for Superman".

Purchasing a ticket to Scary Movie 5 is the movie equivalent of ordering the No. 2 Extra Value Meal at McDonald's: When even a Big Mac seems too lavish, you instead order two sad, instantly forgettable cheeseburgers.