wretched excess

Frequency: 3.50.9 per million words

Used to describe extreme luxury or waste that is considered distasteful or morally offensive.

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  • Washington has always been a city known for its wretched excesses.
  • The documentary exposed the wretched excesses of the ruling elite.
  • Critics called the golden skyscraper a monument to wretched excess.
  • His lavish lifestyle, filled with private jets and champagne baths, was the epitome of wretched excess.
  • The film portrays the wretched excesses of 1980s corporate greed.
  • Building a personal zoo for one's own amusement is a clear example of wretched excess.
  • The public was disgusted by the wretched excess of the royal wedding.
  • Many believe that such extreme wealth inequality is a form of societal wretched excess.
  • The fallen regime was infamous for its cruelty and wretched excess.
  • At what point does luxury cross the line into wretched excess?