Sentence examples for a bit of conspicuous from inspiring English sources

Maybe, he said, there's also a bit of "conspicuous consumption".

Ms. Ruppel Shell was agreeing with a comment that I'd made, which is that it's become acceptable, even fashionable, in the wake of the economic crisis, to go for a bit of conspicuous economizing, rather than conspicuous consumption.

Once again we welcome into the world a bit of conspicuous consumption so ham-handed that you actually get compassionate flop sweat for these people.

The most conspicuous sign is a kind of neurotic eclecticism expressed in tweed coats with glove-length sleeves, a bit of diamanté flash and a fur collar spreading across the shoulders like a slightly haywire toupee.

A bit of hope.

A bit of decorum.

A bit of both.

A bit of context.

A bit of that".

A bit of intrigue.

A bit of vanity.