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

PRH, now saddled with debt, has laid off dozens of employees, including some of its most legendary editors: the keepers of the flame, whose allegiance was to literature, not lucre.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 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

They’d rather keep selling expensive services to rich people, with the lucre and status that brings.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2022

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