indulgence
Example Sentences
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The company hopes to capture higher-margin sales and appeal to younger consumers, who are gravitating toward customized, colorful drinks as an affordable indulgence.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
However, the evidence suggests it may be wiser to treat it as an occasional indulgence rather than a daily staple.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
This was largely thanks to La Liga's efforts to ensure those actions do not remain unpunished within a judicial culture that long treated football's "industrial" language and "banter" with indulgence.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
The lime-green background and blurry typography on the cover of her sixth album, “Brat,” quickly became internet shorthand for the season’s pursuit of devil-may-care indulgence and personal adventure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
I am calm; I regard the antics of my fellow students, who act like the textbook, with a combination of scientific curiosity and almost matronly indulgence.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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