utilitarian
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The interior will be more utilitarian than luxurious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
In contrast, Wilson - often anchored by his ever-present pipe and Gannex coat - was famed for a pragmatic, utilitarian wardrobe that defined the "cloth-cap" socialism of the 1960s and 70s.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Despite the large venue and packed-in audience, Sykes created an intimate club vibe, walking onstage in a utilitarian jumpsuit and instantly bonding with the audience over just how weird things have become in present-day America.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
For you, goods and services serve a utilitarian function.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
My costume for traveling was utilitarian if a trifle bizarre.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
As Bostrom writes, "for standard utilitarians, priority number one, two, three, and four should … be to reduce existential risk," the fifth being to colonize space.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2022
For instance, utilitarians would support the use of genetic modification to eliminate disease and disability.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
For utilitarians, which consequences must be considered when determining the rightness of an action?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
According to utilitarians, rules are made to be broken, when you make people happier by breaking them.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2020
It is useless to argue with biographers; they, at all events, are neither utilitarians nor opportunists, but idealists pure and simple.
From In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays by Augustine Birrell
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