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Recent Examples of indulgent This is a dessert bourbon in all the right ways — rich, warm, and indulgent, but never cloying. Emily Price, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Tate's Bake Shop Soft Baked Cookies Tate's Bake Shop has released soft, chewy and delicious cookies in two indulgent flavors: Chocolate Chip and Dark Chocolate Chunk! Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 Eventually, guilt follows when those indulgent foods are eaten in isolation. Christine Michel Carter, Parents, 20 May 2025 Insignia embroidered cushions give an almost medieval take on luxury; while retro dial phones, Marshall radios and C.E. Bigelow and Ortigia bath products give an indulgent touch in the bathrooms (teal subway tiles and power showers also add to this luxe feel). Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for indulgent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulgent
Adjective
  • But gamblers are required to keep up with their losses themselves—and the IRS often asks them to back up those claims, something that’s not always easy.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 July 2025
  • This sweetener is easy to make with only sugar and water, but adding lemon peel to the mixture during cooking adds citrus flavor.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Fons’ Mandane was every bit as gripping, too, sharpening her luxurious mezzo to deadly points in the first act and lacing it with sobs in the third.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
  • There will be 226 luxurious suites onboard as well as five restaurants.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • This friendly caller is helping seniors feel less lonely, The Wall Street Journal reports.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • This is a guide that is both a friendly flower refresher course for the veteran gardener and a wonderful introduction to flowers for the novice.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • These attempts to reshape the narrative around China’s actions go way beyond cultural soft power.
    Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 8 July 2025
  • For ultimate comfort, the loveseat and chairs also include 3.9-inch foam cushions wrapped in soft cotton.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Joined by four extremely sensual dancers, Starr powered through her hits, fully choreographed and vocally impressive.
    jsonline.com, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
  • To preserve two years worth of wartime love letters that are frisky, sensual, imaginative and, above all, honest.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Buckingham, on her part, just wants to know the whereabouts of Rak and to go forward with other charitable efforts.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • The charitable event, which launched in 2006 as an offshoot of the 24 Hour Plays project, has strict rules.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 June 2025

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“Indulgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulgent. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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