Example Sentences

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Jobs may have been a leading preacher of Silicon Valley’s gospel of failure as a steppingstone to success, but his own self-indulgence nearly turned NeXT into a trek to nowhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

On previous tours, I've often felt her ambition was let down by self-indulgence or messy execution.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Stephanie took an even more hard-line stance: “I tend to feel like grit and effort are admirable traits and I feel a little allergic to self-indulgence in general,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

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