The phrase "avoid extravagant" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when advising someone to refrain from excessive or lavish behavior, spending, or choices.
Example: "In order to stay within budget, we must avoid extravagant purchases for the event."
Alternatives: "steer clear of lavish" or "refrain from excessive".
... The instinct in both US parties is to avoid extravagant promises regarding the Middle East.
He says he is prepared personally to review all claims, large and small, but remains determined to use the discretionary authority the statute gives him to avoid extravagant awards at the top.
Moser-Mercer and her colleagues are careful to avoid extravagant claims, and rule out suggestions that brain scanners might be used to assess progress or select candidates with an aptitude for interpreting.
I tried to avoid extravagant, luxurious "designer" hotels as they remain accessible to a limited number of people and, in spite of their architectural excellence, their "exclusiveness" fails to make a difference in a broader context.
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With a public profile as an anti-corruption crusader and a market reformer, he had famously published officials' phone numbers to try to improve transparency, he'd privatised hospitals and schools, and avoided extravagant dining.
Meanwhile, they are bending over backwards to avoid seeming extravagant.
Its value chain slashes costs by avoiding the extravagant showrooms, plentiful inventory, lavish advertising, and huge sales commissions established furniture retailers use.
He avoided being extravagant at a time when the government debt was higher than it had been for many years, even though some economists argued for a large dose of additional borrowing in order to revive economic growth.
