worldly pleasures

Example Sentences

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“I was in a period of mourning and I didn’t want to give myself worldly pleasures because I thought it would make me feel icky or sad.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

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

No matter how much one may have in the way of worldly riches, worldly honors, worldly pleasures, there is always a void in the soul, a something that is not satisfied.

From The Palm Tree Blessing by Shepard, W. E.