Sample Sentences forindulge (editor-reviewed)
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She indulges her children more than is good for them.indulges = allows them to get their way
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I indulge my taste for sweets more than is good for me.indulge = give in to (a desire)
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He permitted smoking in his courtroom but did not himself indulge: sometimes, if one was lucky, one had the privilege of watching him put a long dry cigar into his mouth and munch it slowly up. (source)indulge = enjoy it (even though it is thought not to be good)
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I regret that I cannot indulge your childish whims, but I refuse to pity you in the manner to which you are well accustomed. (source)indulge = allow someone to get their way or enjoy something
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That afternoon I called Mom, who still never drank anything stronger than tea, and asked if I should indulge Dad. (source)
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But for all the careful planning he did, he also indulged in some wild fantasies. (source)indulged = enjoyed to excess
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Some of us aren't allowed to indulge ourselves. (source)indulge = enjoy to excess
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She thrived on Christmas carols, delighted in decorations, and indulged in special treats and goodies. (source)indulged = enjoyed (having given into a desire that would not be good in excess)
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When I start thinking like that, I become so exhausted, and I don't have the luxury of indulging fatigue. (source)indulging = giving into
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Not that he indulges in any of the deliberate temperamental posturings of the stage star.† (source)
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"Overindulged over Christmas, apparently," said Hermione, rolling her eyes as she led the way into the packed common room.† (source)standard prefix: The prefix "over-" in overindulged means excessively. This is the same pattern as seen in words like overconfident, overemphasize, and overstimulate.
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They imagine this wild animal roaming about the savannah on digestive walks after eating a prey that accepted its lot piously, or going for callisthenic runs to stay slim after overindulging.† (source)standard prefix: The prefix "over-" in overindulging means excessively. This is the same pattern as seen in words like overconfident, overemphasize, and overstimulate.
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Despairing of all further efforts, I was precipitately leaving him, when a final thought occurred to me—one which had not been wholly unindulged before.† (source)standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unindulged means not and reverses the meaning of indulged. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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Whatever choices I made, Jake would indulge in the latest video games. (source)indulge = enjoy to excess
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Yours is a common vanity, one that every breeder has indulged during a weak moment—but the best of them put such thoughts aside and ask what is right for the breed. (source)indulged = enjoyed to excess
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she spent no time in indulging the frivolous. (source)indulging = enjoying (to excess)
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