money-grubbing
Example Sentences
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A mother’s disappearance comes into the narrative, then fades; a money-grubbing son arrives, then steps off the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025
“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
“This is a money-grubbing story,” said his attorney, Patrick McShane.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2021
Riles' reputation in the community was that of a hardworking, money-grubbing farmer, with a big bony body, and a little shrivelled soul, if indeed the latter had not entirely dried up into ashes.
From The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West by Stead, Robert J. C.
