gluttonous
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“It was gluttonous of me,” said Green, 39 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Incessant scrolling, posting and the rapid, gluttonous consumption of that awful word, “content,” fatigues all of us, whether we admit it or not.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
In literature, it quietly signalled comfort or complacency; in films, it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025
Between gluttonous portions of stringy ropa vieja, Jesse appears to be a man far from what he was chasing in clubs and juke joints.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2023
After he swallowed the egg yolks whole, Bull spread a gluttonous helping of Crosse and Blackwell orange marmalade on two pieces of toast and consumed them with as much noise as relish.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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