instant gratification

Example Sentences

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“Obsession” has ideas about our age of instant gratification and parasocial idealization fueled by social media that the film never manages to do anything more than wag a finger at.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

For investors wanting instant gratification from AI stocks, frustration may lie ahead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

We humans are visual creatures to the core with a strong desire for instant gratification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The way we’ve chosen to attack entitlement or instant gratification is to practice gratitude and to serve selflessly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

A puny arrow connects the filler who with a gap right next door, and the reader gets instant gratification: no sooner does she come across who than she knows what it’s doing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker