materialistic

Example Sentences

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"The data showed that a stronger materialistic approach goes hand in hand with a tendency to compare oneself with others," points out Phillip Ozimek.

From Science Daily

Adriana and Carmela have also been able to level up their materialistic lifestyle, benefitting from and Christopher's access to power and social standings in their mob community.

From Salon

Mr. Morgan conceded that his new compatriots could be provincial, bigoted and crassly materialistic.

From New York Times

The word “Babbitt” came to signify a “materialistic, complacent, and conformist businessman,” as one online dictionary defines it.

From Los Angeles Times

Those materialistic questions evolved into, “What makes us happy?”

From Seattle Times