How to Use overindulgence in a Sentence
overindulgence
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This is likely due to an overindulgence of foods high in sodium (not salt) and sugar.
—Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
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There is such a thing as too much work about mass consumption, and this latest show tips into overindulgence.
—Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
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If your face is looking a bit fuller than usual after overindulgence in food and drinks, these de-bloating tips can help.
—Jazmine Polk, Health, 4 July 2023
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Chavela, like a bloody Mary, is also known as a hair-of-the-dog hangover helper—a smaller measure of alcohol that's sipped to ease the pain of overindulgence from the night before.
—Miles Walls, Chron, 5 Oct. 2022
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You are not obligated to go broke paying for your friends’ overindulgence.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 8 July 2023
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The time-strapped may substitute overindulgence for oversight — acting as their child’s friend or buying them gifts.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2021
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Again and again, an era of overindulgence begets an era of renunciation: Binge, abstain.
—Kate Julian, The Atlantic, 1 June 2021
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For nausea caused by adult overindulgence in social media meant for children.
—Bob Morris, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2021
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Free of the tired overindulgence of the third game, while still carrying more meat on its bones than the original, God of War II is the epitome of vintage, uber-masculine, mid-aughts excess.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 4 May 2021
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That Presley’s career became a paradigm of overindulgence and kitsch should not have been taken as creative guidance by Mr. Luhrmann.
—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 23 June 2022
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Indulging its overindulgence, Bonfire has important things to say.
—Julie Salamon, Town & Country, 14 Dec. 2020
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Though overindulgence in booze was certainly frowned upon, being a regular drinker and a regular smoker were not regarded in the same way and that bothered me.
—Jamilah Lemieux, refinery29.com, 20 Apr. 2021
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After eating: Travel to exotic locales, or sometimes in one’s own backyard, can result in the ingestion and/or overindulgence of food and drink.
—Michael Alpiner, Forbes, 22 June 2021
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Sure, McVay had been up all night celebrating, but his countenance went beyond overindulgence.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
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Just think of the last-minute gifting spree or heated debates at the dinner table at Christmas with annoying relatives, which send people’s blood pressure soaring—and then add to this the overindulgence in salty food over the festive season.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2022
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After another chorus about a lusty encounter interrupted by real talk and overindulgence leading to a foggy morning amid fears of a drunken elopement, 50 hops on the beat to drop some explicit, gun smoked bars.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2022
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One pandemic behavior that has surfaced is overindulgence in online shopping.
—Washington Post, 25 May 2021
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Fast food might connote easy accessibility or overindulgence in the West, but McDonald’s presented a different kind of comfort for my family and me.
—New York Times, 20 Apr. 2021
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From the overindulgence of the holidays to numerous health benefits — like better sleep and energy increase — there are several reasons people take a step back from drinking during January.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2023
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The record high temperatures across the Pacific Northwest have left dangerous fire conditions just as the end of most pandemic restrictions forecast an Independence Day primed for overindulgence.
—Arkansas Online, 3 July 2021
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Guest conductor Sir Mark Elder cast his own unique spell over the musicians, crafting a meticulously detailed and attentively balanced performance that, at 87 minutes, maximized the symphony’s sprawl without any overindulgence or brake-pumping.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
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Governments, private companies and social institutions have an obligation to educate people about the consequences of digital overindulgence.
—WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021
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Nine of Cups: Wish fulfillment, overindulgence, greed, happy partnerships, dreams materializing, satisfaction.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 19 July 2022
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Finally, Venus contrasts expansive Jupiter, providing opportunities for overindulgence.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
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Sagittarius November 22-December 21 Turbulent emotions are inviting overindulgence today.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
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