Sentence examples for one of decadence from inspiring English sources

Oscar Wilde famously quipped that America went from a state of barbarism to one of decadence without an intervening period of civilization.

It is fitting, perhaps, that the era in which Velázquez lived and worked – 1559-1660 – was one of great decadence in the royal court, but also of crisis.

The A6's aesthetic has always been one of restrained decadence, and the new V-6 is consistent with that approach.

A spoon of freshly whipped cream — unsweetened, because most white chocolate has plenty of sweetness on its own — gives it one last dash of decadence, and a final dusting of ground cinnamon sends spicy, comfort-fueled aromas right to the pleasure center of your brain.

The final impression was one of deeply entrenched decadence.

It was one of the worst signs of decadence".

One could only admire them, while entering the slight caveat that they were uniformly pale and too earnest for one's tastes - which perhaps partakes of decadence.

The oligarchic class has a class interest, one might think mordantly, in the idea of decadence, since decadence is an oligarch's name for plebeians getting pushy and enjoying themselves too much.

It has published two general anthologies, a book of Roman decadence and one of German.

"It's one of those signs of the decadence in our film business altogether".

The fact that Obama, Francis's symbol for American decadence, became one of the most popular figures in the country brought the great contradiction of his thought into relief.