greedily

Example Sentences

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Nothing of that great regional upheaval greedily foretold by the prophets of Western decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

To the millions who greedily gobbled up scuttlebutt about her legendary meanness over the years, this is far from a news flash.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

I followed the queen’s lead, spreading a bit of each curd on a third of the scone, then greedily scooped the clotted cream and slathered it all over.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022

“We greedily destroy what we think we don’t need, only to discover we could have used that knowledge,” he said, to applause.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

Women greedily clutched the babes on their laps while on the porch the shufflings and smiles, flirtings and pinching of a few minutes before were gone.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou