utilitarian

Example Sentences

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I think that, for those of us who love free markets and love capitalism and understand the utilitarian good of capitalism but also the morality of capitalism.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jones said he and his colleagues gave it a utilitarian design because they wanted consumers to regard it as a tool, not a toy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Completed in 1984, the hangar-like space blended industrial materials — metal cladding, stucco, exposed structure and utilitarian forms — with folded, sculptural masses and cheeky artistic moments.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s all in the name of bringing a little humor to what would otherwise feel like a very utilitarian part of his daily routine.

From The Wall Street Journal

But as prediction markets become more popular, the companies running them are leaning into something that many observers say looks less utilitarian and more like straight-up gambling.

From MarketWatch