rapacious

Example Sentences

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She softens the character’s steely edges, turning a proud and almost rapacious woman into a mere doting mom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

"The Moment" satirises the consequences of her hit 2024 album "brat", as rapacious record company executives and a film director played by Alexander Skarsgard seek to jump on the juggernaut.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

He’s similar to Adam Sandler’s rapacious jeweler in “Uncut Gems,” except that scoundrel contained his damage to the Diamond District and people as shady as him.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

There’s only one thing worse than being exploited by rapacious capitalists and that’s not being exploited by them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The people loved peace and quiet and, because of this, they were pleased by decent princes, while the soldiers loved a prince with military spirit who was cruel, arrogant, and rapacious.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli