| 1 | The bill for our past profligacy has finally come due. | |
| 2 | In his fourteen-year reign, he gave himself up to extravagance and debauchery. He spent a vast sum of money for opening a great canal from Beijing to Hangzhou. | |
| 3 | We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get to angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too often, and pray too seldom. | |
| 4 | The widespread belief in the French royal family's extravagance before the French Revolution may be seen in the Diamond Necklace Affair. | |
| 5 | While Dubai is currently known for it's ridiculous extravagance, developers in the region are building a tower that has fancy andextremely practical applications. |