materialistic

Example Sentences

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Mr. Ennos is hard on the materialistic lifestyle, and this view can be defended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Some Kenyans, however, argue that it just shows that people are becoming more materialistic, seeking to buy love with money, rather than romance.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The production by the late director Michael Cavanagh, which comes courtesy of San Francisco Opera, is indeed materialistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

I realized that I’d been pretty materialistic, a “living in the moment” kind of a thing and not really thinking much about the long term.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2024

We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don’t satisfy us.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom