sumptuousness in a sentence
Examples
- Sharman Kadish remarks that " " Nothing prepares the visitor for the sumptuousness of Middle Street's interior . ""
- Familiar signposts of Chinese style _ the cheongsam, the kimono, platform shoes _ are presented throughout, but often with unexpected sumptuousness.
- Grim though the subject is, Kentridge's handling is gorgeous : He draws with an old master's skill and sumptuousness.
- Degas, however, praised his work, purchasing " " and admiring the exotic sumptuousness of Gauguin's conjured folklore.
- The third and last day did not give place unto any of the former, either in stateliness of shew or sumptuousness in performance.
- Blessings _ the place _ evokes beauty, ease, sumptuousness and the unhampered privilege of a world of fine linens and monograms and silver.
- It was all straightforward sumptuousness; the only mystery is why Kors, the most consistent designer among his peers, isn't more celebrated.
- For all these later singers, precision, agility and rhythmic freedom, not sumptuousness of color and expression, animate the music and unleash its sensuousness.
- In terms of dramatic sumptuousness, the score rivals Verdi's other midcareer masterworks, " Rigoletto " and " La traviata ."
- As staged by the inventive young director Mary Zimmerman, it is notable for its visual sumptuousness and its pervasive sense of the clash of public and private lives.