materialism

Example Sentences

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"It's been crowded like this for the last couple of states," he told those in attendance, urging listeners to avoid "chasing materialism" and to abandon thoughts of greed, anger and hatred.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Example: A central tenet of materialism is that consciousness exists exclusively in the brain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

"All our basic needs are taken care of. It is clean and peaceful – the children can play basketball or go swimming after school. We don't need shopping malls or all that materialism."

From BBC • May 20, 2025

When it comes to materialism, nothing quite beats a 1990 production by Cal State Long Beach given in the Queen’s Salon of the Queen Mary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

I look around my table, and everyone seems completely fascinated as Ms. Smith introduces the book, telling us about Fitzgerald’s life and asking us for a definition of materialism.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon