Sentence examples for taste for extravagance from inspiring English sources

Galina was spoiled by a father who himself had a taste for extravagance (he had a huge collection of foreign cars).

The Romans brought a taste for extravagance, as Apicius's De Re Coquinaria shows with its recipes for boiled ostrich and flamingo.

Salvatore J. DiMartino, a bank industry analyst at Bear Stearns, said Mr. Kanas had managed the company with little taste for extravagance or fad-chasing.

The current taste for heedless extravagance and conspicuous exclusivity has finally been bottled -- in the form of gold nail polish, produced by Estee Lauder in conjunction with Manolo Blahnik.

To the delight of gym members, he developed a taste for design extravagance, hiring the high-end design firm Studio Sofield to create spaces where every square inch was swathed in luxe finishes and custom-made art, and spending an estimated $8 million to convert a former Barnes & Noble into the Astor Place gym.

Perhaps Mansiz's penchant for extravagance should have been noted in 2002.

As the world's superrich get richer, their superyachts get larger — and so does the number of people, or companies, willing to pay for a taste of extravagance.

Fifteen years older than Hancock, Adams had a somber, Puritan outlook that stood in marked contrast to Hancock's taste for luxury and extravagance.

Boasting rare elements such as black truffles and a fried quail egg, some folks would give up their first born child for a taste of such extravagance.

This leaves rather more room for extravagance.

The trend for extravagance has continued.