Sentence examples for they were lavish from inspiring English sources
At fancy spots like the Waldorf-Astoria they were lavish, with arched doorways, paneled interiors and nickel-plated doorknobs.
For similar reasons they were lavish patrons of new art, but often of a conservative kind: traditional forms brought to new levels of technical refinement.
The greatest physicists in the world were assembled at Los Alamos, and their egos were immense, but they were lavish in their praise of Oppie's personal contribution: "He was very close to being indispensable".
Prizes and perks varied among the games — from cash to lifelong free meals at public expense — but they were lavish enough to justify the conclusion, by John J. Herrmann, Jr., and Christine Kondoleon, in their fine, deeply informative introduction to the catalogue of the Boston show, that "Greek athletes were professionals," albeit professionals imbued with spiritual glamour.
Birthday present budgets have taken a hit too, with couples spending an average of £75 on each other's birthday presents this year – more than £100 less than what they were lavishing in pre-recession days.
But these are not cupcake affairs: they are lavish gatherings, with catered feasts and tiny 24-karat gold rings.
Most of the arrangements are by the band the Divine Comedy; they are lavish, flashy and smart.
But the basic trouble with benefits in Britain is not that they are lavish (by European standards, they aren't); it is that too many people receive them.
And the roots of scientific backwardness lie not with religious leaders, but with secular rulers, who are as stingy with cash as they are lavish with controls over independent thought.The long viewThe caricature of Islam's endemic backwardness is easily dispelled.
They are lavish with praise when the child does something right but don't criticize when the child stumbles.
Rio Tinto executives get criticized by Rinehart for investing in iron ore mines in Africa that would compete with her and other Australian mining interests, but they're lavish in their praise for her dogged determination to succeed.
