greed

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the cover of “The Behavior Gap,” his 2012 bestseller, features a roller-coaster line showing the ups and downs of greed and fear.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

I don’t know how you legislate against greed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The sort of days that make you want to raid Mr. McGregor’s garden not out of greed, but out of hunger for green.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Gomez’s sculpture thus becomes an important record of a precious moment: one in which the dregs of greed were laid bare for all to see.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Arm felt a ripple of lazy good humor from the dinner party, a surge of greed from the waiters as they sized up the clothes.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer