material goods

Example Sentences

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“Historically, during periods of duress, societies turn to material goods instead of cash.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

While the relationship between money and happiness is typically framed as a choice between spending on material goods or spending on experiences, many Americans are expressing a different desire for their money: saving more.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

We can measure its realization in our own lives in a variety of ways, and often we tend to do so in terms of material goods.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

Giving Tuesday’s arrival days after Thanksgiving and Black Friday snaps us out of the funk brought on by consumption of food and material goods at peak levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

The relative lack of material goods has led some to regard these groups as exemplifying an ethic of living lightly on the land.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann