Get to know Greedy better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like avaricious or wishful.
Greedy in a sentence
Greedy meaning
- Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
- Prone to overeat.
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Synonyms of Greedy
Using Greedy
- The main meaning on this page is: Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. | Prone to overeat. | Tending to match as much text as possible.
- Useful related words include: avaricious, wishful, desirous, esurient.
- In the example corpus, greedy often appears in combinations such as: the greedy, greedy and, and greedy.
Context around Greedy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Greedy
- In this selection, "greedy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bit, nim, rents, nim, milne and child stand out and add context to how "greedy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit greedy and and be greedy only when. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "greedy" sits close to words such as chanted, chops and crimea, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with greedy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And this: Brown actions as a Padres pitcher were anything but greedy. (12 words)
Democrat officials often blame rising rents, greedy landlords and evictions for forcing people onto the street. (16 words)
Even though they are considered heroes, some of DC's champions of justice are just plain greedy. (17 words)
But as soon as we started working again, I just felt like I was insatiable, I was greedy inwardly, I was… And in such a sad… Sometimes I think that’s such a good propeller. (35 words)
Greedy corporate businesses men and military troops have taken up antagonistic roles to the almost universally virtuous Na'avi in both films thus far, bar some notable exceptions such as Norm and Grace. (33 words)
But instead of offering guidance, these greedy women betrayed the trust of hundreds of victims and mutilated their loved ones,” said FBI Denver Acting Special Agent in Charge Leonard Carollo. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Be fearful when others are greedy” and “be greedy only when others are fearful,” legendary American investor Warren Buffet says.
I have never said Sarawakians were lazy and greedy because I know that they are not lazy and greedy,” he said.
Greedy Nim Greedy Nim is a variation where the players are restricted to choosing stones from only the largest pile.
Greedy Nim Misère has the same rules as Greedy Nim, but here the last player able to make a move loses.
Amid the brouhaha it was striking however that nobody seemed to suggest that offshore windfarm developers may be being a bit greedy.
And this: Brown actions as a Padres pitcher were anything but greedy.
As I had three in the last over with a couple of tailenders in, I started feeling a little bit greedy," Milne later admitted.
Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star as Henry Sugar, the greedy child of a wealthy father who learns the actual worth of his money after gaining a strange ability.
But as soon as we started working again, I just felt like I was insatiable, I was greedy inwardly, I was… And in such a sad… Sometimes I think that’s such a good propeller.
But for investors confident that no wars will break out soon in Taiwan, now is the perfect time to be greedy while others are fearful.
But greedy MLB executives and owners realized they could also squeeze in a few extra playoff games if they perpetuated a system where six teams in each league qualified.
But instead of offering guidance, these greedy women betrayed the trust of hundreds of victims and mutilated their loved ones,” said FBI Denver Acting Special Agent in Charge Leonard Carollo.
By focusing on password sharing and being greedy about account payments, they are missing out on bigger issues like canceling shows and losing subscribers.
Democrat officials often blame rising rents, greedy landlords and evictions for forcing people onto the street.
Energy costs are skyrocketing with politicians searching for someone to blame – Russians, greedy miners – anyone but themselves will do.
Even if “Greedy” is not her song of choice, we can rest assured that McRae’s stage presence will be more than enticing.
Even though they are considered heroes, some of DC's champions of justice are just plain greedy.
Greedy bank officials have leveraged on the situation by hoarding the new naira notes and turning it into an opportunity for self-aggrandisement.
Greedy corporate businesses men and military troops have taken up antagonistic roles to the almost universally virtuous Na'avi in both films thus far, bar some notable exceptions such as Norm and Grace.
He and the Langs made peace, an inspiring end to the twisted, greedy Darren Cross's character arc.
Common combinations with greedy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the greedy 24×
- greedy and 17×
- and greedy 17×
- are greedy 9×
- being greedy 8×
- be greedy 7×
- as greedy 5×
- too greedy 5×
- of greedy 5×
- greedy for 5×