materialistic

Example Sentences

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Mr. Ennos is hard on the materialistic lifestyle, and this view can be defended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"I always had these yearnings for a lifestyle that was different to the materialistic lifestyle," he explains.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

The production by the late director Michael Cavanagh, which comes courtesy of San Francisco Opera, is indeed materialistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

I love stuff, especially stuff that feels like it might add an element of personalization in a society that so often subscribes to materialistic monoculture.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2024

“He’s not materialistic in any obvious way,” said the professor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis