self-indulgent

Example Sentences

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In that instance, the public were given the chance to choose the overall winner, opting for the term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly or greedy" behaviour.

From Barron's

Hansberry reserves long stretches of “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” for what might be called “The World According to Sidney,” his self-indulgent joy at holding forth and picking fights.

From Washington Post

Broadly speaking, it’s aesthetically self-indulgent and politically selfish, and Imhof knows it.

From New York Times

I think that people just assume it’s going to be incredibly — well, they are self-indulgent.

From Seattle Times

Don’t get married and have children if you don’t plan to give up your self-indulgent lifestyle.

From Washington Post