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
"It's at the very least unfortunate timing and shows a certain amount of self-indulgence."
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
The level of artistic self-indulgence on display is impressive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025
Accompanied by a string quartet, it seems, by that point, less like theatrical excavation than self-indulgence.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Freed of the menacing greed and self-indulgence that had almost overwhelmed them during that time, the villagers had learned to celebrate themselves, as they were doing this evening.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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