materialist

Example Sentences

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Karl Marx developed a materialist version of the story: New technologies inevitably created new forms of class exploitation, all pointing to the inevitability of communism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“Now that’s a Nüwü spiritual way of looking at things, as opposed to this materialist representation of monetary wealth and consumption and greed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Rastafari reject materialist values and often practice a strict oneness with nature.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

In 1967, Mr. Celant noticed that some members of the postwar generation of young artists were using humor, provocation and unconventional materials to rebel against both older artistic orthodoxies and materialist pop culture.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023

I am, for example, a materialist largely because I was brought up to believe in the central mystery of the Church—the redemptive Incarnation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez