lavish
adjective
expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion.
had lavished
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past perfectof lavish.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A Singaporean man has lost a court case to claw back hundreds of thousands of dollars that he had lavished on his ex-girlfriend while they were together.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a March 2019 email included in the Justice Department documents, Trivers—who by then had left Rutgers—listed the tens of thousands of dollars Epstein had lavished on him over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
The recent pullback may be creating more attractive entry points, particularly for lesser known companies that haven’t enjoyed the kind of love that investors had lavished on the Magnificent Seven.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
The first time Menendez was indicted, he had been accused of using his political influence to help a Florida eye doctor who had lavished him with gifts and campaign contributions.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
Most beautiful and chaste was the workmanship, for she had lavished not only her skill, but her love in the equipment of her champion.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
