material goods
Example Sentences
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Interest in extreme-adventure tourism is driven by cultural shifts that prioritize experiences and personal accomplishments over material goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
While the relationship between money and happiness is typically framed as a choice between spending on material goods or spending on experiences, many Americans are expressing a different desire for their money: saving more.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
We can measure its realization in our own lives in a variety of ways, and often we tend to do so in terms of material goods.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025
Giving Tuesday’s arrival days after Thanksgiving and Black Friday snaps us out of the funk brought on by consumption of food and material goods at peak levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Our only material goods from the outside world of late were comic books, which my sisters cherished like Marco Polo’s spices from China, and powdered eggs and milk, to which we felt indifferent.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
