instant gratification
Example Sentences
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Financial products have been increasingly adding gamelike features that create competition or instant gratification to keep users hooked — and the latest example is a prepaid debit card with a “buy-now-pay-maybe” feature.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 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
In a world obsessed with speed, convenience and instant gratification, the ability to pause—to appreciate growth that isn’t glamorous or Instagram-ready—feels like a gift.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Back in Texas, Buck tells me he and his fellow converts are turning their backs on instant gratification and American consumerism.
From BBC • May 24, 2025
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
