Example Sentences

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Yet Owens eagerly indulged his son’s tale because this kind of thinking is now the primary currency of outrage media.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

For carrion birds, war is a time of plenty, and Neriya senses that her adoption by the crows is a sort of refinement indulged in a thriving colony.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

After living in a 2,600-square-foot home, Bauer indulged her passion for orange by painting all of the walls of her apartment a pale orange to make her ceramics, wall pockets, glass and furniture pop.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

Swinney has brought stability to a party that indulged in the opposite for a while.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Normally, Ivy would’ve smiled and indulged Taryn’s gooey crush, but today it felt like sandpaper on a sunburn.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake