indulgence

Example Sentences

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Manguillier raced to passenger drop-off and delivered the ring to Leonard, who had secured a jump-the-line indulgence from sympathetic airport security agents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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

Season 4, however, has turned the salmon from a background indulgence into a full-blown subplot.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Lawson's "indulgence" came in stark contrast to what writer and superfan Jessica Burrell says would now be called "food shaming".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

And yet that, too, had been frustrating, causing her to fear that her career was somehow an indulgence, unnecessary.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri