He settles all their Mess bills and buys them lavish presents.

Nicholas II loved giving lavish presents, and a snuffbox was considered the most coveted gift of all.

In some instances, however, teachers had few qualms about accepting lavish presents.

He tried to make up for his rages with lavish presents, which frightened her even more.

When he refused he was sent home, with lavish presents, to complete his task.

I groaned, for already the Snark was loaded down with lavish presents, by the canoe-load, of fruits, vegetables, pigs, and chickens.

Tugh Temür also gave lavish presents and an imperial seal to Eljigidey to mollify his anger.

Alexander had made him lavish presents whenever he had created a shrine, a royal barge, or a public spectacle, but that had been just between friends.

Shirley Temple sang and wept her way through holiday scenes - the better to show the Depression-era moppet surrounded by dazzling trees and lavish presents.

The victims are also said to have started giving lavish presents at weddings and funerals, forcing others in the town to keep up.