commercialism

Example Sentences

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They say the commercialism behind the movies is unimportant for an ordinary viewer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The lights are up and the baubles are out: with trees across the country already decorated and on display, there has been some traditional grumbling about whether commercialism means it gets earlier every year.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

But commercialism has won out over art, which is to say obviousness has run roughshod over subtlety.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Some of the quaintness of the ride has been lost, of course, as commercialism took root along the route.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

At the outset, he shared the university scientist’s traditional antipathy to the patent process, so redolent of commercialism and so distinctly unacademic.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik