Examples of conspicuous consumption in a Sentence
a culture of conspicuous consumption
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An abrupt drop in the sale of luxury goods after the campaign began suggests a temporary restraint in bribery and conspicuous consumption.
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Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Thorstein Veblen in his book The Theory of the Leisure Class wrote about conspicuous consumption and conspicuous waste.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
And if Mercedes really speeds things up, this G-Class—long a symbol of conspicuous consumption—will become the world’s first production vehicle with a silicon-anode battery, perhaps by 2026.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
Wine, once the height of boomer culture and conspicuous consumption, has lost its cool among young, more frugal and health-conscious potential customers, many of whom prefer cannabis over Cabernet, experts say.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Thorstein Veblen in his book The Theory of the Leisure Class wrote about conspicuous consumption and conspicuous waste.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
And if Mercedes really speeds things up, this G-Class—long a symbol of conspicuous consumption—will become the world’s first production vehicle with a silicon-anode battery, perhaps by 2026.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
Wine, once the height of boomer culture and conspicuous consumption, has lost its cool among young, more frugal and health-conscious potential customers, many of whom prefer cannabis over Cabernet, experts say.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Conspicuous consumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspicuous%20consumption. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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