material goods
Example Sentences
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About one-third pointed to spending on experiences, and 13% chose spending on material goods.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 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
In their 1972 book, “The Limits to Growth,” the researchers warned that unless humankind changed the way it used and consumed material goods on a global scale, civilization would likely collapse before 2070.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022
These shoes are more than just material goods.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2022
The relative lack of material goods has led some to regard these groups as exemplifying an ethic of living lightly on the land.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
