| Gaius Petronius, the author of the Satyricon, was the emperor Nero's advisor in matters of luxury and extravagance. |
| Many men lampooned her for her extravagance, but women, by contrast, envied her. |
| The big unknown for hotels and restaurants that had factored corporate extravagance into their plans is how much spending will be reined in. |
| One of our neighbors, good old Deacon Winship, often animadverted upon the luxury and extravagance of the times. |
| He lived a life of extravagance and lecherousness, and had engaged in all sorts of evil conduct. |
| By his late twenties, Disraeli's sartorial and social extravagance had left him deep in debt. |
