Sample Sentences for
sumptuous
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  • It had occurred to me that this shadow of a garage must be a blind, and that sumptuous and romantic apartments were concealed overhead, when the proprietor himself appeared in the door of an office, wiping his hands on a piece of waste.  (source)
    sumptuous = impressively wonderful
  • Cinder cast one more look at her stepsisters' sumptuous gowns before backing out of the room.†  (source)
  • Cold, sumptuous silk onto which the sea has laid offerings: pebbles, shells, barnacles.†  (source)
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  • The more sumptuous the dope, the deeper the anguish —mental and physical — when it wore off.†  (source)
  • Besides, there were fewer to feed; the sick could eat little; our breakfast-basins were better filled; when there was no time to prepare a regular dinner, which often happened, she would give us a large piece of cold pie, or a thick slice of bread and cheese, and this we carried away with us to the wood, where we each chose the spot we liked best, and dined sumptuously.†  (source)
  • According to my pocket dictionary; that means district, and the buildings in my arrondissement blend one into another, curving around corners with the sumptuousness of wedding cakes.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
  • Biscuit tins with sumptuous pictures of English castles and ladies with bustles and ringlets.†  (source)
  • It certainly was agreeable to fare sumptuously, drive in a fine carriage, wear her best frock every day, and do nothing but enjoy herself.†  (source)
  • It had been months since she had first seen it, yet she had never grown used to the grandeur, the sumptuousness, the simple, unadulterated wealth.†  (source)
  • Some wore sumptuous robes of ermine, ruby velvet, and cloth of gold.†  (source)
  • If his income were L5000 a year, he would give away L4500 in one form and another, and live sumptuously (for him) on the remainder.†  (source)
  • They would see the sumptuousness of Venice, not its shape, and though Venice was not Europe, it was part of the Mediterranean harmony.†  (source)
  • Row after row of sumptuous blooms, in lush pink, sunset orange, and even pale blue.†  (source)
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