money-grubbing

Example Sentences

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This one concerns a set of statements he made in 2019 accusing Carroll of being a liar and a money-grubbing left-wing operative who was not his “type.”

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2023

Meredith is not, in fact, a money-grubbing body mechanic; emotionally scarred by a bout with childhood leukemia, she participates in annual medical missions in Central America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023

“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

Ah! then you must know that he is a regular money-grubbing old usurer; but then, let me do the man justice.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Sue, Eugène