INDULGE in a Sentence

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He was too busy, too practical, and above all too much preoccupied with his own advancement, to indulge in such unprofitable asides.

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 Meanings and Examples of INDULGE
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indulge
 v.  be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain; yield to the desire of
Classic Sentence: (157 in 11 pages)
1  It was beneath the dignity of any of them to indulge in a scramble for money.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
2  Sometimes, he was a very comfortable person to live with, for all his unfortunate habit of not permitting anyone in his presence to act a lie, palm off a pretense or indulge in bombast.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
3  Mrs. Trenor's summons, however, suddenly recalled her state of dependence, and she rose and dressed in a mood of irritability that she was usually too prudent to indulge.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 4
4  Moreover, by some obscure process of logic, she felt that her momentary burst of generosity had justified all previous extravagances, and excused any in which she might subsequently indulge.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 10
5  He was too busy, too practical, and above all too much preoccupied with his own advancement, to indulge in such unprofitable asides.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 11
6  And thus, though surrounded by circle upon circle of consternations and affrights, did these inscrutable creatures at the centre freely and fearlessly indulge in all peaceful concernments; yea, serenely revelled in dalliance and delight.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 87. The Grand Armada.
7  The knaves know our weakness," whispered Hawkeye, who stood by the side of Heyward, in deep shade, looking through an opening in the logs, "or they wouldn't indulge their idleness in such a squaw's march.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 13
8  In short, every occupation was abandoned for the time, and all other pursuits seemed discarded in order that the tribe might freely indulge, after their own peculiar manner, in an open expression of feeling.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
9  Overseers will sometimes indulge in a witty word, even with the slaves; not so with Mr. Gore.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
10  For Beth, I indulge no hopes except that she may be well.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
11  A stout Frenchman, who knew the Emperor, came to indulge his mania for dancing, and Lady de Jones, a British matron, adorned the scene with her little family of eight.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
12  Much less could he indulge in tender remonstrations in the open street, though he was near it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
13  He said I was thoughtless, and that it was his duty as my husband not to indulge me in my whims and caprices--as I believe he called them.
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Context  Highlight   In ACT I
14  The action was more frank and fearless than any I was habituated to indulge in: somehow it pleased her.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
15  He loved me so truly, that he knew no reluctance in profiting by my attendance: he felt I loved him so fondly, that to yield that attendance was to indulge my sweetest wishes.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
Example Sentence: (24 in 2 pages)
1  It pleased me to indulge her wishes.
2  The animus of the speaker became obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks.
3  I do not think it is the role of councilors to indulge in pomp and circumstance: we have been elected to do, not to show.
4  Although world famous as a diva, she did not indulge in fits of temperament.
5  I shall not indulge in autobiography by speaking of my own country.
6  They indulge their child too much; it's bad for his character.
7  Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine.
8  Most of us were too busy to indulge in heavy lunchtime drinking.
9  It is sometimes necessary to indulge a sick child.
10  They went into town to indulge in some serious shopping.
11  She allowed herself only a few moments'indulgence in self - pity.
12  You will kill the child with indulgence.
13  He attacked the indulgence shown to religious dissenters.
14  To my faults also she gave ample indulgence, never imposing curb or rein on anything I said.
15  Prized for their inimitably rich and flavor, white truffles are the ultimate indulgence to celebrate the holidays, or reward your spouse or lover.