avarice

Example Sentences

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Bondi has made a career of poor decisions, questionable actions and unbridled avarice that makes Cruella de Vil look like Barbie.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

Pico was once rich beyond the dreams of avarice, but he died so steeped in debt that a collector snatched the very sombrero off his head to sell for his creditors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

It would, no doubt, make them wealthy beyond the dreams of avarice.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022

"This is not so much a schedule of loss as a schedule of avarice," it stated in documents filed with the central London employment tribunal and seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2022

The Tyroshi were notorious for their avarice, and Ser Rodrik had argued for hiring a fishing sloop out of the Three Sisters, but Catelyn had insisted on the galley.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin