worldly

Example Sentences

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One of the hardest things Westerners—and Westernized Iranians—have to absorb about the Islamic Republic, and Islamic history in general, is that the friction between faith and worldly acquisitiveness is less than one might expect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

There are still financial tasks that have to be done for you after your death, like filing your last tax return and cleaning up your worldly possessions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

In it, an elderly person gives up ownership of worldly possessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

More than anything else, it offers further evidence that Musk is a lot dumber than he ought to be, given his immense worldly success.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

Back home, I used to feel worldly being able to understand the American movies and songs, but now I just felt silly speaking in English.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez