How to Use decadence in a Sentence

decadence

noun

• The book condemns the decadence of modern society.
• Chicken stock adds meaty savoriness while a bit of cream offers just a touch of silky decadence, all of which comes steeped with herbaceous thyme and sage, as well as a good hit of garlic.
  — Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
• Trump used to brag about his closeness with Combs, but that hasn’t stopped him and his surrogates from continuing to tag Democrats as the party of celebrity decadence.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024
• The green chile cuts nicely through the decadence of the pork.
  — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024
• The inspo: The decadence of her gown and the rose petals on the bottom of the dress.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
• The 80s and 90s are crazy as far as the characters and the decadence in that time.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Mar. 2022
• The Grill Room is for those who want one thing: decadence.
  — Christie Fitzpatrick, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
• The deep-fried decadence that is the San Diego County Fair is back.
  — Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 May 2017
• There is decadence at the heart of fruit, flowers, cake.
  — refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2021
• Get this for the friend who likes to cosplay as a very good baker and who doesn’t like to skimp on the decadence.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2023
• The servers brought the food out table by table with a choreographed panache that added to the night's decadence.
  — USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
• Recently, the decadence and excess of the ’80s has been the style reference of choice for the A-list.
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
• Add ice cream and chocolate syrup for even more decadence.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• The paintings, at least to me, were left to compete with the gobsmacking decadence of the place.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2021
• Think seafood, pizza and a dash of decadence, with a bar that faces St. Clair Avenue and the cityscape laid out before you.
  — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 8 June 2021
• Ruba, 28 The end of the driving ban is the beginning of decadence and sedition.
  — Jessica Roy, The Cut, 29 Sep. 2017
• Fried chicken and waffles or the croque madame, the yolks of its fried eggs just itching to burst, beckon the decadence chasers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2019
• But, if your tastes run to voyeurism and decadence, there’s nothing like an in-person Janelle Stone event.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022
• This luscious potato salad has a kick from the jalapenos, as well as the decadence of bacon and cheese.
  — Natalie Rizzo, Redbook, 11 July 2023
• The Blue House, with its carved ringlets and ornate rooms, stuck out as a symbol of bourgeois decadence.
  — Inna Lazareva, Town & Country, 9 Mar. 2022
• Both are relics of the city’s 19th-century decline, a reminder of where the word decadence comes from.
  — Michael Snyder, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018
• Aging in French oak barrels gives the wine extra body and a creme brulée decadence.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
• Dalí loathes abstract painting, to the point of regarding it as a form of decadence.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2022
• Start with a slice of raclette cheese, melted into decadence.
  — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 7 Apr. 2017
• But definitely indulge in the creamy decadence of the green tea crème brulee.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2020
• Porter loved parties and decadence; was married but had many male lovers.
  — John Edward Hasse, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
• The soft, tender flesh melted in my mouth, tasting of decadence.
  — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2013
• After all, this is a time of decadence, when the Targaryens (and the Seven Kingdoms as a whole) are thriving.
  — Jenna Guillaume, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022
• It’s the perfect way to add some texture and decadence to your morning coffee.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
• The overall effect is one of decadence laced with a creeping sense of horror.
  — Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024