avarice

Example Sentences

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The Laguna Beach space, a 1,000-square-foot love letter to fairy tales, is a fantastical, mystical wonderland, where fables of lost love, ghostly pets and irresistible avarice are told via miniature installations and ornate, storybook art.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

But some of the most striking examples are not of intentional cruelty or blatant avarice but of simple blind spots.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

It would, no doubt, make them wealthy beyond the dreams of avarice.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022

"This is not so much a schedule of loss as a schedule of avarice," it stated in documents filed with the central London employment tribunal and seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2022

They wanted him to exercise such qualities on the people, so that they might double their salary and give vent to their avarice and cruelty.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli