avarice

IPA: ˈævɝʌs

Examples of "avarice" in Sentences

After all the horror stories about victims of insurane company abuse, the blatant display of avarice is contemptible and cruel.
Asiatic cholera had its origin in English avarice and cruelty, as they suppose who trace it to the tax which Warren Hastings, when
They say at the end “we hate expencive” the last year it was “avarice is wicked” or somethin like that translated. hope I could help
Zoretti was an Italian nobleman -- "one of those characters in whose bosom resides an unquenchable thirst of avarice" [ "_thirst_ of _avarice_" is good!], etc.
Considering the Bible clearly states that total dedication to money, avarice, is the root of all evil, this means the world is serving and dedicated to an entity which is an anathema to the very nature of God.
Considering the Bible clearly states that total dedication to money, avarice, is the root of all evil, this means the world is serving, and dedicated to an entity, which is an anathema to the very nature of God.
Vanity, not avarice, is my ruling passion; and so long as young men write to me from America saying that they would rather part with their hair than with their copy of my book, I do not feel the need of food and drink.