United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929)

Usage examples of veblen.

Violet led the way up the stairs to Veblen Hall and grabbed the doorknob without a thought to the ashy smear she would leave on its polished surface.

Esmé will take you to Veblen Hall at ten-thirty sharp, so be sure to be ready, or she'll be very annoyed.

Esmé is going to take us to Veblen Hall at ten-thirty sharp, and it's just past ten o'clock now.

We'll rush right to Veblen Hall and put a stop to this terrible scheme.

Their guardian was right, of course, that they should go to Veblen Hall and expose Gunther and his treachery, but they couldn't help wondering why the city's sixth most important financial advisor was so calm when she said it.

Because when Count Olaf and Esmé Squalor flung open the door of Veblen Hall, they let in an afternoon breeze that made all the very fancy doilies flutter over the Baudelaires' heads and then settle back down on the floor behind them, and in one slippery moment the entire in crowd was falling all over one another in a papery, pinstripe blur.

They kept their eyes on the pair of loathsome people who were running down the steps of Veblen Hall toward a big black pickup truck.

Esmé hid her evil plan behind her reputation as the city's sixth most important financial advisor, and Count Olaf hid his identity behind a monocle and some black boots, and the dark passageway hid its secrets behind a pair of sliding elevator doors, but as much as it pains me to tell you that the Baudelaire orphans stood on the steps of Veblen Hall, weeping with anguish and frustration as Count Olaf rode away with the Quagmire triplets, I cannot hide the unfortunate truths of the Baudelaires' lives behind an ersatz happy ending.

Poe scurry back into Veblen Hall to ask members of the in crowd where he could find a phone booth, and they knew that the banker was not going to be of any help.

Jerome said, as he walked out of Veblen Hall and sat down on the steps to try to comfort the children.