worldly pleasures
Example Sentences
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“I was in a period of mourning and I didn’t want to give myself worldly pleasures because I thought it would make me feel icky or sad.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
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
It was all in vain to endeavor to confine the gay and aspiring ecclesiastics to the provinces, so long as promotion was only to be found at Paris and worldly pleasures in the large cities.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Henry Martyn Baird
