greed

Example Sentences

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He said all these issues were grounded in the greed of the nation’s wealthiest residents.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Regular true crime viewers and listeners seek familiar patterns of wrongdoing, often trying to outpace an episode’s narrator in concluding that a case’s central offense was spurred by passion or greed.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Names like “Jeopardy,” “The Price Is Right,” “Press Your Luck” and “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” speak to the mix of fear and greed that move markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Prosecutors say the couple was driven by "greed", and were earning enough money from the business to properly care for the bodies.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The midwife’s greed angered the villagers, but they needed her and so took out their anger not on Jane Sharp but on her apprentice, needed by no one.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman