avarice

Example Sentences

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Ellis-Taylor, meanwhile, brings a palpable heartache to “Nickel Boys” as a devoted grandmother sidelined by inequality and avarice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

But some of the most striking examples are not of intentional cruelty or blatant avarice but of simple blind spots.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

Walsh’s attorneys said in a court filing that he wasn’t motivated by avarice, but desperation.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

"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

He did not behave this way out of avarice; it was simply that his family no longer interested him.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende