Sentence examples for extravagant indulgence from inspiring English sources

And what the rest of this fine exhibition accomplishes is to show how Churchill's words can seem the expression of a life force, mixing mercurial passions and extraordinary discipline, passionate devotion and exuberant self-promotion, extravagant indulgence and ruthless analysis.

Businesses such as RJR typically spent too much money on pet projects, ill-advised diversification, obsolete operations, extravagant indulgences and pointless research.The raiders' antidote was ingenious.

Of a Mrs. H_tt_n, "Courtesans" says, "She is expensive in dress, extravagant in the indulgence of her palate, violently addicted to wine and strong liquors which she often drinks to excess, not infrequently to intoxication".

The appeal exceeds the obvious convenience factor; drive-through service seems deviously extravagant, a ludicrous indulgence for someone like me -- a middle-aged mom who is neither handicapped nor feeble and perfectly capable of getting in and out of a car with only minor complications.

The same explanation holds for the Qurʾānic criticism of a certain kind of poetry namely, free indulgence in extravagant image mongering: "They [poets] recklessly wander in every valley" (26:265).

EDC week is known for many things: opulence, insanity, and indulgence of extravagant proportions.

In restaurants, where truffle shavings are already being showered over plates of creamy risotto or freshly buttered strands of tagliatelle, the price break is being passed on to aficionados of this pungent seasonal delicacy, making the indulgence a bit less extravagant.

Some artists might find a plug written as if it's for a face wash disconcerting, but 25-year-old Wise, a sculptor and visual artist, is both a critic of consumerism and a gleeful participant in it; she's extravagant, with a laundry list of indulgences she can't live without, including decadent food and tanning so regularly she's convinced she'll be a raisin in her old age.

If it ever had a hope of making money, this passed quickly and it became merely a rich man's indulgence, though never a terribly extravagant one.

Karl Oyston says his father has not taken the money personally and will not be spending it on indulgences – "He does not lead an extravagant lifestyle".

While the practice has been cautiously adopted in India, with many large technology firms offering modest facilities such as free food, gym and playing facilities, some indulgences — such as Michelin-starred chefs — are just can seem extravagant, especially when it can be a mission just to get from A to B. The perks in India scratch a different kind of itch, according to Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl.