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The phrase "momentary indulgence" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a brief or temporary act of allowing oneself to enjoy something, often something considered a treat or a guilty pleasure. Example: "After a long week of strict dieting, I allowed myself a momentary indulgence with a slice of chocolate cake."
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By way of stretches, the one that comes to mind was a momentary indulgence: Forbidden Zone, Richard Elfman's eye-bulging, mind-melting black-and-white musical from 1980.
In March 2014, photos began circulating on the internet that depicted Mugisa celebrating at the 2012 World Pride Festival in London a momentary indulgence he had made during two years he spent on a Christian exchange program in the UK.
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Planned retirement communities also provoke a bit of jousting in the book: Nussbaum isn't a fan because she thinks they inspire "presentist" self-indulgence that blocks introspection—"What disturbs me is the way people become totally fixed on momentary pleasure and become indifferent to what's happening in the larger society," she said while Levmore sees such communities as an earned reward.
Momentary aberration?
An indulgence?
The indulgence.
Birthday indulgence?
This gave declarer momentary hope.
A momentary grumble?
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