money-grubbing

Example Sentences

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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

“This is a money-grubbing story,” said his attorney, Patrick McShane.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2021

But he was a money-grubbing old dog, was Boulger, and it cost me a cool hundred to bring him up to the scratch.

From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Boothby, Guy Newell