worldly pleasures

Example Sentences

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Mr. Plemons, who has slimmed down to scarecrow dimensions to suit a character who has renounced all worldly pleasures, is one of those rare actors who never seem to be acting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Pilgrims enter into a state of spiritual purity known as "ihram" that is aimed at shedding symbols of materialism, giving up worldly pleasures and focusing on the inner self over outward appearance.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2018

Followers view life as a little more than a transitional phase and are contemptuous of worldly pleasures.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2017

All the worldly pleasures that they have missed during their deployment would again be available.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2010

“Why, he hung a veil between the ballroom and the chamber in which they sat that they might view such worldly pleasures with discretion,” laughed Sally.

From Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls by Madison, Lucy Foster