How to Use gluttony in a Sentence

gluttony

noun
  • Riffs on gluttony, pride and sloth would have wide windows in a disused space two blocks away.
    — New York Times, 23 June 2021
  • Now, on to the glorious gluttony that has marked this day across the centuries.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Wave envy, travel lust and gourmet gluttony were proud sins of my slothful youth.
    — Jim Kempton, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2019
  • At a deeper level, this is a gluttony issue.
    — Maggie Anders, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Judeo-Christian scriptures warn us to avoid gluttony and sloth.
    — Mark Antonio Wright, National Review, 17 Apr. 2021
  • This president doesn’t attempt to hide his gluttony for power and wealth.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
  • In today’s age of content gluttony, that in itself was an achievement.
    — Smriti Mundhra, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In both verses, Lamar raps about how vices like women, gluttony, and drugs led to their downfalls.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The sin in this case is gluttony, but the character’s voracious appetite isn’t for food.
    — Christine Dolen, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Mize, Manning – can pitch, but the problem is, there’s not like a gluttony of higher-end ceiling type arms.
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Super Bowl Sunday has become known as a day for football and gluttony.
    — Stephanie Toone, ajc, 29 Jan. 2021
  • During the seven deadly sins photoshoot, the model was assigned to portray the sin of gluttony.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Though a host of sins can be credited with Las Vegas earning its nickname, gluttony might not be the first that comes to mind.
    — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 7 June 2019
  • For traveling families, Las Vegas is so much more than a place for gambling and gluttony.
    — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Millennials and Gen Z are rebelling against — or not yet able to afford — the gluttony of their boomer parents.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Plus, the setup is fabulously decadent and, in a city based on temptation, a perfect display of gluttony.
    — T.m. Shine, Washington Post, 29 June 2021
  • The concept caught on, with Sin City becoming the historic home of an exuberant strain of gluttony.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Detroit's fall, as gluttony gave way to sloth in the '70s and '80s, plays heavily in any discussion of the worst cars of all time.
    — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 6 July 2020
  • The nutria’s cardinal sin, however, is gluttony.
    — Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Were the jokes too predictable, after the nth iteration of gluttony, Garfield’s disdain for the dog Odie and his fear of spiders?
    — Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Thanksgiving is a day of gluttony, but somehow everyone at the table manages to stop themselves from gorging on the turkey and sides just enough to leave room for dessert.
    — Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • His lust is gluttony, and Return of the Jedi is weird enough to score his slothful malevolence to a musical number.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Swap Out Blankets and Pillows If summer is about easy glamour, fall is about wholesome gluttony.
    — Ariel Okin, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2017
  • The single, though lush, is even more apocalyptic as Hozier describes a frenzied feast, exploring the idea of gluttony.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Two goals on the opening day at West Ham United were merely the aperitif for the goalscoring gluttony that followed.
    — The Athletic Uk Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Everyone has their own personal Little Donkey — a place to let loose, maybe overdo it a little bit, and enjoy a sense of gluttony.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021
  • With Thanksgiving quickly approaching and all the gluttony and consumerism associated with it, now is the time to hit the pause button.
    — Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2017
  • The prince regent disappointed the Whigs, and by the time of his death the youthful liberal prince had become an aged reactionary king, sunk in a haze of gluttony, brandy, and laudanum.
    — Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020
  • The gripes of the basketball world about the Warriors’ gluttony of talent seemed validated as Durant ripped off 16 straight in the third quarter.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Mercury News, 20 May 2017
  • One by one, barbecue meals are expanding from simple, satisfying lunches into belly-groaning, over-the-top exercises in gluttony.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026

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