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

He prefers giving flowers, describing the idea of gifting money as "materialistic".

From BBC • Feb. 13, 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 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

“He’s not materialistic in any obvious way,” said the professor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis