worldly pleasures
Example Sentences
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Mr. Plemons, who has slimmed down to scarecrow dimensions to suit a character who has renounced all worldly pleasures, is one of those rare actors who never seem to be acting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
In the comics, he teamed up with various heroes to take down his genocidal brother and joined the Avengers for a time, but he tends to be invested in more worldly pleasures.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
Pilgrims enter into a state of spiritual purity known as "ihram" that is aimed at shedding symbols of materialism, giving up worldly pleasures and focusing on the inner self over outward appearance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2018
Followers view life as a little more than a transitional phase and are contemptuous of worldly pleasures.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2017
The friar gives himself to reflection, and does not care a florin for worldly pleasures.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by William Swinton
