self-indulgence
noun
self-in·dul·gence
ˌself-in-ˈdəl-jən(t)s 
: excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
self-indulgently
adverb
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This goes beyond LinkedIn's occasional awkwardness or self-indulgence.
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Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Time away from the computer and the phone, time outside the family sphere, time to catch up with an old friend—pleasures that, like all luxuries, are difficult to source and can be even more difficult to defend, depending on one’s tolerance for self-indulgence and inequality.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The menu was 29 courses, no compromises, culinary creative self-indulgence, sublime theater, minimum around £500 a head, four hours duration.
—Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Pushing past that risks delving deeper into self-indulgence, and, like Carmy himself, veering into the trap of staying too long out of compulsion rather than purpose.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 June 2025
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Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Time away from the computer and the phone, time outside the family sphere, time to catch up with an old friend—pleasures that, like all luxuries, are difficult to source and can be even more difficult to defend, depending on one’s tolerance for self-indulgence and inequality.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The menu was 29 courses, no compromises, culinary creative self-indulgence, sublime theater, minimum around £500 a head, four hours duration.
—Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Pushing past that risks delving deeper into self-indulgence, and, like Carmy himself, veering into the trap of staying too long out of compulsion rather than purpose.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-indulgence
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“Self-indulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-indulgence. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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