materialistic

Example Sentences

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Leahy suggests a thought exercise to counteract materialistic envy: “Imagine everything has been taken away,” he says, including all of your possessions.

From Seattle Times

Port of Seattle Commission President Fred Felleman’s description of an “insatiable appetite” for cruising is a symptom of a materialistic consumer culture that incorrectly assumes that our planet is an infinite resource.

From Seattle Times

"I think a lot of people get caught in the materialistic side of weddings, but we want to focus on things that are important to us as a couple," Taylor told Fox News.

From Fox News

Unfortunately, in this materialistic culture, style often trumps substance.

From Washington Post

Americans are striving, competitive, materialistic, insecure, confident, proudly self-reliant, optimistic, performatively virtuous.

From New York Times