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indulge

[in-duhlj] / ɪnˈdʌldʒ /




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Go for drinks and oysters with friends, or indulge as an appetizer before settling in for dinner.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

But for now, tourists to the Central Coast can still indulge in the surf-infused city’s retro, family-friendly vibe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Issa Diop: Towering figure always willing to indulge in the physical changes but this was a tough night after those two early Liverpool goals.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Games that will indulge your ’90s nostalgia: In honor of Party Like It’s 1996, we’ve rolled out ’90s-themed editions of all of our games for Slate Plus members.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

My mother was once engaged to Leonard Cohen, which makes my siblings and I occasionally indulge in what-if thinking.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

At times, the author indulges in the use of medical and scientific jargon likely to leave general readers behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

German director Ilker Catak's film "Yellow Letters", which is in official competition, also indulges in some location-switching, but for a slightly different reason.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

"If a party worker indulges in hate speech or a hate crime, the ruling party may not sanction prosecution. Under this law, the government cannot intervene," the official said.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026

Molina indulges in fantasies to stay sane, a dreamscape we experience as scenes from a 1940s classic Hollywood musical.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

Riot hops up onto the kitchen counter and Ellen indulges him with a solid behind-the-ear scratch.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

The machine patted me on the head by noting that I had avoided words like profound and tapestry and only once indulged in telling all of you “Here’s the thing.”

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Yet Owens eagerly indulged his son’s tale because this kind of thinking is now the primary currency of outrage media.

From Salon ● May 23, 2026

It’s where I watched Barack Obama get elected twice, the Lakers win back-to-back championships, and where I indulged in countless night caps and an unreasonable amount of all-you-can-eat split pea soup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Andrew was a royal prince, who everyone I spoke to said was both entitled and indulged.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

They were bitten down to the quick though he could not remember when he had restarted this habit nor any time when he indulged it.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

You’re also indulging in way too much intrigue.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Outside of trucking, construction and other safety-sensitive industries, more employers say they have come to view marijuana as akin to alcohol: not a red flag, as long as workers aren’t indulging on the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Other senators were less interested in indulging me.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

PSG became the team with the fewest yellow cards in Europe's top leagues as players stopped arguing with referees, stopped indulging in theatrics and embraced a disciplined, unified approach.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

It felt unbearably selfish, just downright wrong, to be indulging myself with an education in the liberal arts at a fancy private college while Mom and Dad were on the streets.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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