Sample Sentences forsumptuous (editor-reviewed)
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The guests were treated to a sumptuous feast, with an array of delicious dishes and desserts.sumptuous = magnificent
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She wore a sumptuous gown made of the finest silk and adorned with sparkling jewels.
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On their last evening, Mrs. Weasley conjured up a sumptuous dinner that included all of Harry's favorite things, ending with a mouthwatering treacle pudding. (source)sumptuous = delicious
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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
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Cinder cast one more look at her stepsisters' sumptuous gowns before backing out of the room.† (source)
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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)
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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)
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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.
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Biscuit tins with sumptuous pictures of English castles and ladies with bustles and ringlets.† (source)
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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)
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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)
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Some wore sumptuous robes of ermine, ruby velvet, and cloth of gold.† (source)
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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)
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They would see the sumptuousness of Venice, not its shape, and though Venice was not Europe, it was part of the Mediterranean harmony.† (source)
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Row after row of sumptuous blooms, in lush pink, sunset orange, and even pale blue.† (source)
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