How to Use greed in a Sentence

greed

noun
  • He was a ruthless businessman, motivated by naked ambition and greed.
  • There’s too much greed in the world, man.
    — Maria Bamford, Vulture, 22 May 2026
  • But perhaps greed choked on its own tail.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • When markets surge, greed creeps in.
    — Bob Chitrathorn, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a lot of dour… There’s a lot of greed.
    — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Crane’s greed would put dozens and dozens of workers at risk.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 25 June 2020
  • What Irwin knows is that greed is good.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
  • Rage can be righteous; lust can be thrilling; greed gets you all the good toys.
    — Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Most of these hunters knew each other, and a lot of them got caught up in the greed.
    — Hal Herring, Field & Stream, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Many of these choice spots have been sacrificed to man’s greed.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Vengeance, greed, and blood soak the pages but so do love, loss, and a lot of regret.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
  • In many instances, need became greed.
    — Jane Goodall, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
  • They are redeemed not from the sin of witchcraft, but rather from their own greed and pride.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Oct. 2022
  • And at the heart of it is greed — American greed for land.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Are his words out of greed and selfishness or to better lives?
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2025
  • Mammon, the lord of avarice and demon god of greed and money.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The hierarchy of both teams has chased greed — and now look at them.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • What the show demonstrates is that greed makes people act a certain way.
    — Adrienne Gaffney, Town & Country, 7 Jan. 2023
  • And once again, all the money in the world can’t save him from paying a price for his greed.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
  • Is no one else bothered by the rapacious greed?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • Her crimes caught up with her, and her greed — not just for Sweeney but her greed for money.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
  • His Ernest is a jut-jawed, not very bright man irreparably torn by greed.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2023
  • And for the love of all that is holy, this has nothing to do with corporate greed.
    — The Editors, National Review, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Mattei said Jones knew his claims to be false, but broadcast them out of greed.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Groff makes clear that Frank’s is a tragedy of weakness, not simply of greed.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Groff makes clear that Frank’s is a tragedy of weakness, not simply of greed.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
  • Leoni too knows what to do, switching from faux caring to outright greed with one blink of the eye.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Gi-hun sees it as a curse — a reminder of all the lives lost out of greed and self-interest.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Gi-hun sees it as a curse — a reminder of all the lives lost out of greed and self-interest.
    — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But corporate greed may end up doing the most damage of all.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025

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