Phrases with «wretched excess»

"Wretched excess" refers to a situation or behavior that involves excessive indulgence or extravagance, often to the point of being unpleasant or harmful. It suggests that going beyond what is necessary or reasonable can lead to negative consequences or an unsatisfying outcome. Full definition

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Sentences with «wretched excess»

I suppose it isn't as bad as Takuya Tsuchida's design for Wretched Excess Dept: a Lamborghini in the Living Room (treehugger.com)
Take, for example, Hirst's 2007 sculpture For the Love of God (a.k.a. the «Crystal Skull»), a platinum cast of a human cranium encrusted with 8,601 flawless diamonds: the piece was interpreted by some as a commentary on wretched excess in an art world awed by glamour and swimming in cash, but, whatever Hirst's satiric intention may have been, it was hard to detect in the asking price of # 50 million. (artnews.com)
More like wretched excess conspicuous consumption to little or no end other than boosting one's flagging ego in the vain pursuit of relevancy and meaning in one's vapid meaningless albeit money filled life. (evo.co.uk)
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