How to Use embarrassment of riches in a Sentence
embarrassment of riches
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In fact, in an embarrassment of riches, the world now has two.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
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End the year strong—and with an embarrassment of riches!
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
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There was an embarrassment of riches from which to choose this year.
—Car and Driver, 28 Dec. 2022
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The Connecticut arts scene brings you an embarrassment of riches this week.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
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The New York cultural season is in full swing and the offerings are an embarrassment of riches.
—William Li, Town & Country, 9 June 2023
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Junior pitcher Nicole Stone is growing up fast on the varsity for a loaded Oswego East staff that appears to be an embarrassment of riches.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
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While anything can happen on Sunday evening, the fact remains that the 49ers, despite their clunky, inconsistent first-half play in the postseason, still boast an embarrassment of riches on the roster.
—Gabe Zaldivar, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2024
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On paper, the 76th Cannes Film Festival looks like an embarrassment of riches, assembling no shortage of big guns in terms of major-name filmmakers.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
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Defensive line: The Jets have an embarrassment of riches on their defensive line, which was demonstrated in the shutout victory over the Panthers on Saturday.
—Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2023
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But with fewer retailers operating as training grounds, and given the sector’s travails, search firms hardly enjoy an embarrassment of riches.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2023
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Often bypassed by international visitors for other European cities, Antwerp offers an embarrassment of riches in a compact city at the crossroads of Europe.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
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This embarrassment of riches can make shopping an overwhelming and costly experience.
—Baze Mpinja, Allure, 8 Feb. 2024
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The global television scene offered up an embarrassment of riches this year, with a seemingly endless supply of phenomenal dramas, comedies and crime procedurals as good as, or often better, than the best on offer Stateside.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2022
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Within that hefty tome is an embarrassment of riches: detailed program notes, librettos, translations, essays, schedules, maps, and biographies of almost every performer to appear during the biennial weeklong festival.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
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