How to Use overindulgence in a Sentence

overindulgence

noun
  • Just be mindful of overindulgence.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But maybe a little overindulgence is warranted when the recipe is so tasty.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 July 2023
  • This is likely due to an overindulgence of foods high in sodium (not salt) and sugar.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The Bible never calls wine evil – only the overindulgence of it.
    — Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • For nausea caused by adult overindulgence in social media meant for children.
    — Bob Morris, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • You are not obligated to go broke paying for your friends’ overindulgence.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 8 July 2023
  • The band writes anthems for those who can barely stand up, whether that’s due to overindulgence or deep depression.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Thanksgiving without overindulgence might seem a bit alien to people.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The food has to interest palates jaded by overindulgence and yet be comforting, too.
    — Nigella Lawson, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • Indulging its overindulgence, Bonfire has important things to say.
    — Julie Salamon, Town & Country, 14 Dec. 2020
  • This is not a love story undone by overindulgence but one that hinges on it at the expense of developing a deeper logic.
    — Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
  • One pandemic behavior that has surfaced is overindulgence in online shopping.
    — Washington Post, 25 May 2021
  • Microbiome experts caution that a probiotic supplement alone won’t spare you from the worst effects of overindulgence.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Microbiome experts caution that a probiotic supplement alone won’t spare you from the worst effects of overindulgence.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Sure, McVay had been up all night celebrating, but his countenance went beyond overindulgence.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • In theory, Sure Shot allows users to feel better faster and continue their night without the usual effects of overindulgence.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Grealish still has two and a half years left on his contract, but that six-year deal, as well as the £100m transfer fee, has long looked like an overindulgence on City’s part.
    — Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Youthful excess had long degenerated into sad overindulgence.
    — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Walk off your overindulgences at Stockbridge’s cafés and restaurants in the Royal Botanic Garden—a gorgeous green lung in the middle of the city.
    — Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
  • Writings by Pliny the Elder and others testify to the medicinal use of black henbane seeds and leaves, but warn that an overindulgence will result in mind-altering effects.
    — Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • This cycle of deprivation and overindulgence can create an unhealthy relationship with food, making wellness feel more like punishment than nourishment.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Other potential culprits In addition to quercetin and overindulgence of alcoholic beverages, experts noted other possible culprits for red wine headaches.
    — Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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