They gave an odd, slightly unpleasant edge to its taste, but the sheer decadence of its coldness brushed such minor considerations aside.

For sheer decadence, try La Maison Arabe, where the basic treatment marinates you in local herbs and minerals with a hammam, gommage and masque of clay, crushed rose petals and geranium oil for Dh300; massage runs Dh600 per hour.

The episode was well-received; most striking it the oppressive and poignant atmosphere created by the derelict school and airfield abandoned since the war and the sheer decadence of the village depicted in it.

The sheer decadence of being able to smoke inside triggers a massive craving for a cigarette.

What is a development for one may be seen as a decline, a retrograde step, or sheer decadence by the other.

I imagine that when Volvo loyalists come to the time in life when the sheer decadence of a sunroof doesn't do the trick, this is the car they will ease into.

Or you can drive or take a cab to Guy's on Magazine Street, get a sack of po' boys - shrimp and fish are good, but some people prefer the pork chop po' boy for its sheer decadence - and have a picnic at nearby Audubon Park.