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I recall being hesitant about the butter, but it added such a rounded, rich sumptuousness that olive oil just doesn't impart.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2023

To tell their story with as much flair and sumptuousness as any other.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

Audi’s A8 is the flagship luxury model for the German brand, and it boasts limousine-like sumptuousness.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022

Amid that calculated confusion, Park employs his trademark tactile filmmaking to convey warmth, cold, texture and even the sumptuousness of food for a sensual experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2022

In her taste for art and her love of magnificence and luxury, Catherine was a true Medici; her banquets at Fontainebleau in 1564 were famous for their sumptuousness.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various