gormandizing
Example Sentences
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The author of this hedonistic, gormandizing prayer is a Christian clergyman of serene faith.
From Time Magazine Archive
First parents of the human species, whose gormandizing is historic, you who fell for the sake of an apple, what would you not have done for a turkey with truffles?
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Maybe 264 I’ll shoot a bird to-morrow, and then I’ll have a gormandizing jag.”
From Colorado Jim by Goodchild, George
Shakespeare warns you to make thy body less, hence thy grace more; leave gormandizing, and know that the grave doth gape for thee thrice wider than for other men.
From Diet and Health With Key to the Calories by Peters, Lulu Hunt
With the idea of making life pleasant for their children, some parents bring them up in habits of gormandizing and idleness, accustom them to sensations not meant for their age, multiply their parties and entertainments.
From The Simple Life by Hendee, Mary Louise
