self-indulgent
Example Sentences
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These reported essays can feel self-indulgent, slow and overlong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
That Europeans and Canadians resent being spoken to in this way is self-indulgent on our part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
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 ● Dec. 1, 2025
But a one-star review from the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw said it was a "dire, sentimental and self-indulgent film".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Bull crowed with delight, a self-indulgent but euphoric eruption that silenced his wife’s catcalls for the moment.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
