greedy

Example Sentences

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“He is not ugly. This society is, when it’s greedy and cruel and doesn’t take care of people. Not him.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Nobody expected us to go though to the semi-final and, of course, we are greedy to go to the next step.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Characters are caricatures, be it a villain that feels plucked from a cartoon western, complete with a purring raccoon for a sidekick, to a greedy wannabe politician of a bank manager.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Their instinct is to follow famed investor Warren Buffett’s classic advice to be greedy when others are fearful.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Cree artist William Kent Monkman reimagined the “discovery of America” with oddly dressed, ill-mannered, and greedy invaders.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz