self-indulgent

Example Sentences

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That Europeans and Canadians resent being spoken to in this way is self-indulgent on our part.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In that instance, the public were given the chance to choose the overall winner, opting for the term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly or greedy" behaviour.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

But it’s tough to shake the impression that the book’s grand quest, Patricia’s attempt to rescue a self, is self-indulgent and repetitious, spiraling to earth as it tries to soar.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

But mental health experts stressed the importance of retirees protecting their mental well-being — a concept that might strike some older Americans as self-indulgent or woo-woo, having been raised by the stoic Silent Generation.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

Members of Abnegation don’t own many decorations, since they are viewed as self-indulgent, but what few things we were allowed, he has.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth