avaricious

Example Sentences

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Liverpool are not the only club casting an avaricious eye over the man who is currently one of the hottest managerial properties.

From BBC

Some of those efforts struck observers as avaricious, especially in light of the dignified subject matter.

From New York Times

Ms. Capece Minutolo became a punchline, adding to her notoriety as the girlfriend of a king whose countrymen had found him “profligate and monumentally avaricious,” as The Times put it.

From New York Times

It was colonialism at its most naked and avaricious, and the battles were largely fought at sea.

From Los Angeles Times

Unsurprisingly, the Pop Smoke LPs earned the ire of some fans and reviewers who said it made “avaricious creative decisions” as part of an “obvious cash grab.”

From Los Angeles Times