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luxuriate

How to use luxuriate in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for luxuriate.

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I know alcohol is a vice, but it's not a vice I just have, it's a vice I luxuriate in.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of luxuriate gathered in one view.

verb

become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

verb

enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"

verb

thrive profusely or flourish extensively

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for luxuriate.

verb

become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

verb

enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"

verb

thrive profusely or flourish extensively

Example sentences

1

I know alcohol is a vice, but it's not a vice I just have, it's a vice I luxuriate in.

2

It seems to luxuriate in having its belly rubbed, and crave touch in general.

3

You won't have time to luxuriate in exploration before the Person from Porlock knocks.

4

And many folks at google are seemingly content to luxuriate in that environment.

5

We just lack the invariants and symmetries that physicists luxuriate in.

6

Text is so random access -- you can skip over boring bits re-read hard bits, luxuriate in the really wonderful bits...all of which is hard in video.

7

I support the moral right of the starving to steal from the well fed, and count it a moral failing of the well fed that there are permitted to be starving while they luxuriate in their wealth.

8

I'm new to HN, and find myself coming here more and more often to luxuriate in open-ended discussions between people with divergent, qualified opinions.

9

In so many I luxuriate in them, especially fiction which can be so multimedia compared to a film, generally reading linearly.

10

Under that one, when you extend credit to someone out of funds you do not have, then place bets on repayment while lying about the odds, you crash rather than luxuriate in the spoils of a looting of the masses.

11

It's a beautiful system where not only do the poor get to suffer, but their suffering allows the wealthy to luxuriate in perceived moral superiority.

12

Many of Rockefeller's contemporaries were also aspiring monopolists but didn't care too much about screwing the little guy so they could luxuriate in opulence.

13

Indeed, and this is somewhat hard to explain to folks who have never had this problem, I will sometimes luxuriate in those negative emotions because they have a sort of familiarity or nostalgia, I spent so much time being so sad that it is sometimes desirable to feel unpleasant again.

14

He lives just as luxuriously, but now he also gets to luxuriate in all the adoration of his "generosity".Who deserves more admiration, Bill Gates giving away money he can't really spend on himself anyway, from the comfort of his 60,000 sq ft mansion with a 2,500 sq ft gym, a 60 ft pool, and a 23-car garage filled with exotic cars?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use luxuriate in a sentence?

I know alcohol is a vice, but it's not a vice I just have, it's a vice I luxuriate in.

What does luxuriate mean?

become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

What part of speech is luxuriate?

luxuriate is commonly used as verb.