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

Mozart and his librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte, meant to make us squirm as they uncover our insecurities and the faults in our materialistic facades.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

"I don't have anything particularly sentimental, it's all materialistic, it can be replaced when it gets broken."

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

Later they turn to kingly and materialistic protections against their wandering.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

Its materialistic analysis of economics rang true to me.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela