The pomposity and ostentation of the rich seems to heighten the sense of our ultimate worthlessness. |
I found him kind and benignant in the domestic circle, revered and beloved by all around him, agreeably social, without ostentation. |
But they had to be careful not to show their wealth with too much ostentation. |
It is clear that these costumes were worn as tokens of stately ostentation and to display the authority of the wearer. |
Stylish Mike doesn't like it if you suggest that his enthusiasms are all about ostentation and conspicuous consumption. |
After all, ostentation and luxury do not translate into a truly modern city. |