lucre

Example Sentences

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And he's making it very clear that he will not be happy if they don't come across with plenty of lucre to fill his royal coffers.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

Attackers could include “hacktivists” seeking to make a political statement and cyberextortionists bent on lucre.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

Commenting on the lucre to be had, Parker said, “It isn’t real money. It isn’t. I think it’s made of compressed snow. It just melts in your hands.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2023

Even those devoted to the accumulation of lucre might discover how they can bring business skills to needy communities — at least that is the hoped-for outcome.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2023

Then she tried a child’s story, which she could easily have disposed of if she had not been mercenary enough to demand filthy lucre for it.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott