acquisitive

Example Sentences

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European engineers and entrepreneurs since the dot-com boom of the 1990s have flocked to the U.S. for its acquisitive consumers, bountiful funding and love of innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman, National Police Chiefs' Council lead for acquisitive crime, says they are "committed" to reducing theft and pursuing offenders.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

By confronting the emptiness of consumerism, the Sex Pistols encourage listeners to get beyond object-oriented, acquisitive pursuits.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024

Big Oil replaces Big Tech at the top of Friday's corporate diary, with recently acquisitive Exxon Mobil and Chevron due to report.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

For an acquisitive society, were awfully careless about possessives.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner