self-indulgence
Example Sentences
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Simón, who undertook a similar odyssey at the same age, never allows this delicate story to succumb to self-indulgence or an inflated sense of its own importance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
Maybe it's because keeping track of my own emotions has always felt like an exercise in self-indulgence.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
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
Vocabulary lists containing self-indulgence
