money-grubbing

Example Sentences

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This one concerns a set of statements he made in 2019 accusing Carroll of being a liar and a money-grubbing left-wing operative who was not his “type.”

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2023

It could use more of that bite, especially during a protracted midsection that finds Pinochet lying low with his miserable, money-grubbing descendants.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023

“The main thing,” Zwickel said in a phone interview, “was about bringing out his humanity, making sure he wasn’t just this money-grubbing caricature.”

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

I didn't volunteer to support corrupt, money-grubbing contractors, nor work for commanders only interested in themselves.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022

"You have grown into a regular, commonplace, money-grubbing, business man, with no thoughts for anything higher than making iron and money and vulgar things like that."

From The Farringdons by Fowler, Ellen Thorneycroft