All 8 Uses of
indulge
in
Naked in Death
- She hated to turn it down, but she'd already indulged herself enough.†
Chpt 5
- Some of us aren't allowed to indulge ourselves.
Chpt 5indulge = enjoy to excess
- The senator will tell you I smothered her, babied her, indulged her.†
Chpt 8
- How will you answer the fact that you're jeopardizing the case and your position by indulging in a personal relationship with a suspect?
Chpt 11 *indulging = excessively giving into desire
- She had a weakness for leather and bold colors that she could rarely indulge.†
Chpt 12
- Couples still indulge in courting rituals, humans still kill humans, and politicians still kiss babies and lie.†
Chpt 16
- So you arranged her on the bed, indulged yourself, your ego.†
Chpt 19
- Maybe she'd indulge in a long, hot bath, letting some of the stress steam away before prepping for her morning meeting with the prosecutor.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(indulge) to give into a desire or enjoy something -- especially in excess of what is thought good--such as a desire to eat too much cake, or be too lazy
or:
to allow or help someone to get their way or enjoy something -- especially something that (probably because of excess) is not considered to be good or proper