Example Sentences

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Hoping to gain an audience with the pontiff, Egan drafts a letter praising Francis’ anticonsumerism and treatment of refugees.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2019

I don’t want to do a hatchet job – I can see that financial independence is attractive, and that an anticonsumerism philosophy, even if more libertarian than socially driven, can be positive.

From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2018

Still, the more hard-core anticonsumerism movement has gotten a boost in the last few days with its own documentary, “What Would Jesus Buy?” opening in New York City and Los Angeles over the past week.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2011