lavishes
- present tense form of lavish (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The compassionate attention she lavishes on her gentle, troubled protagonist opens up an entire world, if you’re willing to take in what’s been hiding in plain sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024
He lavishes attention on the more culturally salient story of Riefenstahl but muddles its significance in a playful, morally uncommitted approach that perhaps might be more satisfying with supplemental biographical material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024
Or it lavishes attention on media performances, because the insiders are supposed to be good at that: manipulating the media.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2021
The donation was not one of its largest, but the university announced the gift with the type of fanfare it usually lavishes on gifts many times its size.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
He lavishes attention on the great storm-colored beast and her tiny rider from the moment we meet in the morning until the moment they disappear for the parade.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
