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
The level of artistic self-indulgence on display is impressive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
In my hospital bed, I turned the camera on myself, not as a self-indulgence, but to spotlight a nasty cancer that’s hard to treat and even harder to beat.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2024
Tables overflowing with rich food sought to admonish self-indulgence, decorative empty vessels pointed to the emptiness of wealth and possessions, and oft-depicted roses suggested that beauty and life are fleeting.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 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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