piggishness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piggishness
Noun
  • This gluttony was deadly, writes classical philologist Ioannis M. Konstantakos: Philoxenus caused his own death by devouring a gigantic octopus.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Speaking of prizes, diners who finish a whole Slinger get honored with a certificate on the wall immortalizing their gluttony forever.
    Monica Eng, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Catholicism offers ritual without the tedium of rationality; anarchism offers revolutionary action against inequality without the taint of materialism, the prospect of personal gain.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The exhibition is meant to be both an indictment of American materialism and a tribute to Indigenous artists who have been silenced by Eurocentric institutions, says Luger.
    Laura Regensdorf Katharine Sohn Laura Bannister Osman Can Yerebakan Shannon Adducci, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This is an age of television contracts and commercialism and Musiala, less an outstanding player more a uniquely special one, is invaluable within that context.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson, the comedic geniuses behind Detroiters, a sitcom about an underdog advertising firm, have finally made it to the pinnacle of American commercialism: the Super Bowl.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The earworm record provokes a sense of longing, one that is uplifting, cathartic and beautiful.
    Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • If the famous pistol scene feels a bit anticlimactic, the end of the play distills a shattering feeling of longing for something long lost.
    Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But if his desire to return to the PGA Tour is as strong as Couples intimated, golf fans may well see him every week once again.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • As Jaclyn tries to encourage (mock?) divorcee Laurie into having a fling at the resort with one of the staff members, Laurie is visibly torn between indulging her own desires and proving her friends’ pity to be misplaced.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Piggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piggishness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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