material goods
Example Sentences
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The construction projects are likely funded by an economic revival that has pumped cash, financial resources and material goods into the regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
While the relationship between money and happiness is typically framed as a choice between spending on material goods or spending on experiences, many Americans are expressing a different desire for their money: saving more.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
As Bob Batchelor wrote in his paper "Advertising in the 1920s," most Americans both had more financial success than they had in the previous decade and increasingly equated material goods with personal success.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2023
These shoes are more than just material goods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
Whites had arrived, imposed centralized government, and brought material goods whose value New Guineans instantly recognized, ranging from steel axes, matches, and medicines to clothing, soft drinks, and umbrellas.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
