materialistic

Example Sentences

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Mr. Ennos is hard on the materialistic lifestyle, and this view can be defended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"I always had these yearnings for a lifestyle that was different to the materialistic lifestyle," he explains.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

He cares little about materialistic notions of success.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

I realized that I’d been pretty materialistic, a “living in the moment” kind of a thing and not really thinking much about the long term.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2024

“He’s not materialistic in any obvious way,” said the professor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis