How to Use acquisitive in a Sentence

acquisitive

adjective

• The film casts a cynical side-eye at the acquisitive ethos of the Reagan ’80s, told with a hypnotic sense of style.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
• Even during the Reagan years, Jann tapped into the acquisitive lifestyle of the ’80s.
  — Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2018
• Even during the Reagan years, Jann tapped into the acquisitive lifestyle of the '80s.
  — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
• That streaming future is the one piece of the puzzle where Iger still appears acquisitive.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2023
• Berkshire Bank has been one of New England’s most acquisitive banks in recent years.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• The first is that Gen Z is simply growing older and that the oldest members of the generation, now 26, are reaching the acquisitive point of their lives.
  — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
• Its Tokyo bosses seem excited by the prospects, but both organic and acquisitive growth will be tricky.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
• As a result, Go-Jek and Grab have turned acquisitive, buying up smaller startups that can enhance their apps.
  — Shuli Ren | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 2 May 2019
• No sooner is the apple of my acquisitive eye safely in my apartment but the little voice inside me begins to whisper doubts.
  — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 18 July 2018
• Mashups are now constructed with no real deliberateness but as part of a steady acquisitive spree through the videos that crowd our screens.
  — Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
• With the acquisitive 3G in control at Kraft Heinz Co., the specter of another blockbuster deal has competitors slashing costs to avoid being the next target.
  — Bloomberg News, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2017
• However, his acquisitive wife, who had no such scruples, accepted in his stead, and this became the Summer White House.
  — Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 9 Nov. 2023
• And the hyper-acquisitive Broadcom was running low on options among chip makers.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2018
• Digital Bridge has built a name as an acquisitive player in the telecommunications space since its launch in 2013.
  — Jaewon Kang, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2017
• Amazon is a machine that stimulates the acquisitive urge of readers.
  — Gary Wolf, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2003
• Most musicians are record collectors, and every record collector has an acquisitive gene that drives him or her to chase down the hallowed bootleg, the alternate take, the rare remix.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2019
• This uncanny permanence fails to spark the acquisitive impulse in us.
  — Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
• Italy’s acquisitive Medici dynasty acquired it a few decades after the codex was completed.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2021
• Adding to the complexity of the supply chain is that Ferguson is an acquisitive company.
  — Steve Banker, Forbes, 1 July 2022
• Tepid returns prompted Elliott Management, a New York hedge fund, to criticize the company’s acquisitive ways and push for changes.
  — Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2020
• In a sense, the streaming service's acquisitive instincts have a lot in common with the Norseman depicted here, even if the modern content pillagers show up in designer shoes rather than muddy boots and boats.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022
• The scale of the losses has shaken up a business that’s grown as stock markets surged and been a key source of funds for banks’ most prized customers: billionaires, sovereign wealth funds and acquisitive Chinese conglomerates.
  — Donal Griffin, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• For the truly acquisitive, working within the dimensions of existing closets doesn’t cut it.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2021
• The wobbliest of unicorns may also rethink their store expansion strategies and/or run into the arms of an acquisitive suitor.
  — Steve Dennis, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• And some vinyl heads treat music mainly as an acquisitive hobby, like sneaker collecting.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022
• So the acquisitive company, acting more like a buyout firm than a manufacturer, has turned to software.
  — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 12 July 2018
• Logan and his children grapple not only with the issue inherent in the show's title, but also fending off acquisitive rivals.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 11 Aug. 2019
• The acquisitive company views Asia as one of the quickest ways to reduce its debt, according to its prospectus, while also scoping out M&A opportunities in the region.
  — Alex Nicoll, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2019
• Teva, an acquisitive company by tradition, paid $40.5 billion last year to beef up its copycat medicines business and bolster growth.
  — Fortune, 14 Dec. 2017
• The past week has witnessed two decisions by Beijing that may be signposts for the rockier road ahead for the highly acquisitive internet titans Alibaba and Tencent.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 16 July 2021

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024