Example Sentences

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For the Greeks, that was just avariciousness, an activity that shrunk you down into a people-pleasing marketer or hollowed you out because you pursued hollow things.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2017

It is anyone's guess whether ownership can survive the accessibility the Internet provides or the avariciousness of the music streaming services.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2015

Oh, yes," he admits, "we have a very mercenary segment that displays the avariciousness and lack of humanitarianism of the times.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was money-mad–his avariciousness had been already well displayed.

From The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks by Marlowe, Amy Bell

"Does she wish to enter our circle?" inquired the monk, adding with his usual avariciousness: "Has she money?"

From The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia by Le Queux, William