Example Sentences

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Wiseman Bambatha was indulging in wishful thinking when he named his business Goodhope upholstery.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023

I suppose that in dissecting the song with them, I was indulging in some self-analysis: trying to understand how a happy union of lyrics and musical notes could stay with me so meaningfully, for decades.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

“When he was indulging my taste for kitsch, fun music, I knew it would be a good date,” she recalled, smiling widely.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2020

I tried telling myself that I was indulging in slippery-slope thinking, but this did nothing to allay my fear that we were already slipping.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2020

Her mother had hinted again, only that morning, that Aurelia was indulging in too much idleness and daydreaming.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks