Several developments in the last quarter of the eighteenth century reduced the vast gulf between the more opulent ones and the nobility. From the Cambridge English Corpus

The wealth of the regidores also re-ected these changes; apart from a handful of opulent aristocrats, the majority possessed more modest means than their ancestors. From the Cambridge English Corpus

He gesticulates with his arms in large and opulent movements in order to accentuate what he says. From the Cambridge English Corpus

He had an opulent character and was close to the land. From the Cambridge English Corpus

Looking back, those high school years were extremely important - they expand to sort of accommodate a more opulent present. From the Cambridge English Corpus

Others, already committed to an opulent modern villa, have made expensive additions to already grand mansions. From the Cambridge English Corpus

She is opulent, graceful, and beautiful, and conducts herself in a very dignified manner. From the Cambridge English Corpus

After his first marriage he had to learn the new urban polite code of dinner invitations and visits, in which the use of opulent coaches was of key importance. From the Cambridge English Corpus

That is the pre-war equivalent of £800, and it really is absurd to apply such an opulent sounding tax—misleadingly opulent sounding—to such a small income. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

They may be occupied by rich manufacturers or by some opulent co-operator. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

That is possible in a relatively opulent rural area, but clearly would not necessarily be possible in some inner cities. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

The price is such that only the black marketeer and the more opulent section of the community can afford to pay it. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the