embarrassment of riches
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The game is an embarrassment of riches for trivia buffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Ekitike opted to join Paris St-Germain but could not quite break through amid the embarrassment of riches in the attacking department.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
If your thing ever happened to be strong, slightly weird singer-songwriters to howl along with, the mid-1990s offered an embarrassment of riches.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025
A greatest-hits revue, devised by producer Cameron Mackintosh, the celebratory show is a true embarrassment of riches.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
From this embarrassment of riches, Francesco manages to pick a painter who’s sick of painting.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
