How to Use greedy in a Sentence

greedy

adjective
  • He blames all his problems on greedy lawyers.
  • He was a ruthless and greedy businessman.
  • There's no need to get greedy—there's plenty for everyone.
  • The greedy grifter lives on in infamy.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The record labels are very greedy.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2026
  • They're meant to enrich the greedy few.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • His skin, a greedy shade of brown, seems to eat up all the light.
    — Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Those greedy teachers who only work part of the year and all.
    — Author: Shannyn Moore, Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Nature with its blind eyes and greedy fingers.
    — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • That’s what the whole thing was about, a greedy record company.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
  • This isn’t a story about greedy doctors.
    — Jess Steier, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Your time is valuable, and your old tech is a greedy little time thief.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Capa was fun, stylish and greedy for life but had a streak of melancholy.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 26 July 2024
  • Your ex friends are greedy and deserve to not have you all at their wedding.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Her nemesis, though, is not some greedy landlord.
    — G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Both love rich, moist soil and neither one is greedy with space in the garden.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Trees were cheap, trees were ugly, trees were bookish, trees were greedy.
    — Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
  • But in her script, the women aren’t weepy, lovesick, jealous or greedy.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • Stammen seemed to get a little greedy with King.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And Sam got this close to snatching a couple for her greedy self.
    — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2021
  • The greediest thieves go for the whole bike, and their tactics might trick you.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Far more, in fact, than the near-term focus of the typical greedy stance.
    — Josh Linkner, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2017
  • Some greedy and power-hungry people don’t like it.
    — Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • First and foremost, McAvoy has to get greedy back there, think shot-first.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Some of them are greedy for the chocolate, and others are spoiled and want the squirrel.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Because even in a world of monsters, ghouls, and greedy jerks, the good guys still prevail.
    — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The corporations that run the studios, their job is to be greedy.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The greedy people will get theirs when people get fed up with being gouged at every turn.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
  • This is carbonara for the clumsy, the impatient and the greedy.
    — Eric Kim, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The season hasn’t yet reached the halfway point, but the linemen are getting greedy.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2019

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