money-grubbing
Example Sentences
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Ramírez’s personal politics would be supplanted by crude criminality; beginning as a revolutionary, he ended up as a money-grubbing freelance mercenary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
A mother’s disappearance comes into the narrative, then fades; a money-grubbing son arrives, then steps off the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
“The main thing,” Zwickel said in a phone interview, “was about bringing out his humanity, making sure he wasn’t just this money-grubbing caricature.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
I didn't volunteer to support corrupt, money-grubbing contractors, nor work for commanders only interested in themselves.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2022
Uncle Andrew does not seem to have a thought beyond his money-grubbing.
From Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey
