self-indulgence
Example Sentences
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Scott Pelley’s hysterical self-indulgence illustrates what’s gone wrong with the American news media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2024
Accompanied by a string quartet, it seems, by that point, less like theatrical excavation than self-indulgence.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Spurs look like they are about to pay a heavy price for the self-indulgence of Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie that saw them receive their marching orders against Chelsea.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023
I sit at the espresso counter and have a cappuccino, to deal with the inertia that’s come over me at the sight of so much sugar-coated self-indulgence.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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