Example Sentences

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There’s little doubt that Mr. Hopper’s indulgencies took their toll, but if “The Last Movie” had made the money, you might be reading a different story.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2010

Longshanks granted them many and various indulgencies; by his permission, they even had a synagogue in London.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

Having been early left an orphan by both parents, he received an hardy and robust education, not tempered by the elegancies of literature, nor much allayed by the indulgencies of natural affection.

From Four Early Pamphlets by Godwin, William

Meantime, the poetical studies, or rather indulgencies of home, had ceased.

From Records of a Girlhood by Kemble, Fanny

The most luxurious were often the first to part with their indulgencies.

From The Last Man by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft