indulgently
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Whenever you said as a child that you wanted to be on TV, grown-ups would smile indulgently and hope you grew out of the idea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Last week, the Indonesian ombudsman's office said an inspection had uncovered a cluster of indulgently furnished apartments inhabited by inmates on the grounds of the Cibinong prison in Bogor, south of the capital.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
To cook — well, thoughtfully, indulgently — is to assert that pleasure still matters.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
“Cobweb,” directed by Kim Jee-woon, mines the comically absurd reality that is filmmaking, at times with bouncy cinematic verve, at others somewhat aimlessly and a little too indulgently.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Their faces smirked indulgently, when they talked about him.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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