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How to use sumptuous in a sentence

18 example sentences · adjective

Sumptuous means extremely costly; suggesting great expense. Example: “They dined in a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with gold.”

Examples of sumptuous by meaning

adjectiveMagnificent, luxurious, splendid.

  • They dined in a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with gold.
  • The fabric has a sumptuous texture.
  • The company had little cash to spend on sumptuous cold collations, and the like.1955 April, R. K. Kirkland, “The Staines Branch, Western Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 227

More sentences with sumptuous

  • The sponge itself is not the conventional Victoria but a thin and sumptuous joconde.2015 June 24, Anucyia Victor, quoting Brendan Lynch, “A dessert fit for the Queen! […]”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry joconde
  • Serve this platter with herbed pizza squares for a sumptuous starter.2008, Tarla Dalal, Exotic, page 12. From the entry starrer
  • A double file of camels with sumptuous housings moved with dignified and unhasty tread after the litters.1904, Elizabeth Miller, chapter 45, in The Yoke, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, page 590. From the entry unhasty
  • Tonight’s sumptuous two-hour gig butts up hard against the curfew.2021 September 25, Kitty Empire, “Róisín Murphy review – a triumphant dancefloor workout”, in The Guardian. From the entry vogue
  • Some by reason of their sumptuous apparelment learned so great pride that hitherto they could not shift it from them.1991, Archive for Reformation History, page 299. From the entry apparelment
  • A heated, in-door pool flanked by sumptuous daybeds where dark-slated walls, fiber-optic mood lighting, underwater sound system, and soothing waterfall deliver serious chill.2017 October 19, Stephanie Orma, “Why This Chic Milan Hotel Is the Ultimate Design Lover's Escape”, in Forbes. From the entry chill
  • Luckily, though, the sumptuous, eerie look and mood of the movie make it possible to ignore this dispiriting and superfluous adherence to convention.2005 July 15, A. O. Scott, “Looking for the Candy, Finding a Back Story”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry dispiriting
  • And, by your leave, for all the marvellous rich and sumptuous coat a weareth, he is very like a false jewel in a rich casing.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 8. From the entry a
  • El Aziz ordered him & sumptuous dress of honour and expended monies galore, giving unto each who had wroughten, after the measure of his work.1901, Oriental Tales: Tales from the Arabic ... done into English by John Payne, page 61. From the entry wroughten
  • Now, I have a delicate palate, even a korma is too hot for me, but this dish was sooo sumptuous that I fully appreciated the spice.2023 April 20, “LONDON EATERIES – Darren’s Keto Column – Kanishka by Atul Kochhar Tingles the Tastebuds”, in Heart London Magazine. From the entry korma
  • She was trained by the nuns to be their cook and therefore she learned to make very beautiful and sumptuous gourmet dishes, including croissants and delicious fancy desserts.2011, Frank Cebulski, Lonely Nights and Wild Women: Concrete Visual Shaped Poems, page 54. From the entry makowiec
  • Trading in their battered RV and Louisiana swamplands for a sumptuous pink mansionette with swimming pool, the Malloys pull off their ruse with skill and also childish naïveté.2007 December 3, Alessandra Stanley, “For This Family of Pros, the Con Is Everything”, in The New York Times. From the entry swampland
  • The sets, which include a full-sized showboat with belching double stacks and sternwheel, are in the best Metro tradition, which means as sumptuous as sumptuous can be.1951 July 20, Bosley Crowther, “THE SCREEN: A MUSICAL FAVORITE AT RADIO CITY; 'Show Boat,' Metro Remake of Hit, With Kathryn Grayson in…. From the entry showboat
  • They have, in the security of their sumptuous offices, behind stout mill gates and serried rows of bayonets and policemen's clubs, defied the State, city, and public.1912, Striking Textile Workers of Lawrence, Proclamation of the Striking Textile Workers of Lawrence. From the entry serried
  • Think wrought iron alongside sumptuous velvet, delicate objet d'art next to rustic wooden utensils; if it looks like it came from a century gone by, you're on the right track.2024 March 2, Jessica Lindsay, “Enyacore interiors to give your home a hit of Orinoco Flow”, in Metro, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Enyacore

Meaning of sumptuous

  1. adjective Extremely costly; suggesting great expense.
  2. adjective Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

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Questions about sumptuous in a sentence

How do you use sumptuous in a sentence?
Sumptuous is used as an adjective. For example: “They dined in a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with gold.”
What is a short sentence with sumptuous?
“The fabric has a sumptuous texture.”
What does sumptuous mean?
Sumptuous means extremely costly; suggesting great expense.

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