How to Use gluttony in a Sentence
gluttony
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The Judeo-Christian scriptures warn us to avoid gluttony and sloth.
—Mark Antonio Wright, National Review, 17 Apr. 2021
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Now, on to the glorious gluttony that has marked this day across the centuries.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
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For those a bit rusty, those sins would be: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.
—Eric J. Lyman, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2019
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Riffs on gluttony, pride and sloth would have wide windows in a disused space two blocks away.
—New York Times, 23 June 2021
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Even gluttony can be spun as anodyne, a form of self-care.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
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Detroit's fall, as gluttony gave way to sloth in the '70s and '80s, plays heavily in any discussion of the worst cars of all time.
—Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 6 July 2020
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At Armory, there was a feeling of gluttony, of too-muchness.
—Brian P. Kelly, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
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Mize, Manning – can pitch, but the problem is, there’s not like a gluttony of higher-end ceiling type arms.
—Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2019
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Wave envy, travel lust and gourmet gluttony were proud sins of my slothful youth.
—Jim Kempton, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2019
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The sin in this case is gluttony, but the character’s voracious appetite isn’t for food.
—Christine Dolen, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Nov. 2020
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Though a host of sins can be credited with Las Vegas earning its nickname, gluttony might not be the first that comes to mind.
—Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 7 June 2019
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Were the jokes too predictable, after the nth iteration of gluttony, Garfield’s disdain for the dog Odie and his fear of spiders?
—Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
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In today’s age of content gluttony, that in itself was an achievement.
—Smriti Mundhra, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
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Super Bowl Sunday has become known as a day for football and gluttony.
—Stephanie Toone, ajc, 29 Jan. 2021
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Each cone represents one of the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride.
—Fabiola Sánchez, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2023
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Millennials and Gen Z are rebelling against — or not yet able to afford — the gluttony of their boomer parents.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
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The human brain is also unique in its unsurpassed gluttony.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 2015
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The tradition has faded, replaced by greed and gluttony.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2021
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The gripes of the basketball world about the Warriors’ gluttony of talent seemed validated as Durant ripped off 16 straight in the third quarter.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Mercury News, 20 May 2017
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His lust is gluttony, and Return of the Jedi is weird enough to score his slothful malevolence to a musical number.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2019
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Sensory gluttony that yields dense nourishment for the mind.
—Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
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Swap Out Blankets and Pillows If summer is about easy glamour, fall is about wholesome gluttony.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2017
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But the art which resists the slow sap of a chronic disease—which repairs frames enervated by lust, swollen by gluttony, or inflamed by wine . .
—Chris Pope, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2019
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For traveling families, Las Vegas is so much more than a place for gambling and gluttony.
—Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2022
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The prince regent disappointed the Whigs, and by the time of his death the youthful liberal prince had become an aged reactionary king, sunk in a haze of gluttony, brandy, and laudanum.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020
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Thanksgiving is a day of gluttony, but somehow everyone at the table manages to stop themselves from gorging on the turkey and sides just enough to leave room for dessert.
—Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2019
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The 1-8 Wildcats (now 1-9), after all, were not seated at the table, but on it, the Utes due to play the dual role of chef and gastronome, roasting and Hoovering the Wildcats in a manner that suggested gluttony.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Nov. 2021
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Everyone has their own personal Little Donkey — a place to let loose, maybe overdo it a little bit, and enjoy a sense of gluttony.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021
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With Thanksgiving quickly approaching and all the gluttony and consumerism associated with it, now is the time to hit the pause button.
—Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2017
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Plus, the setup is fabulously decadent and, in a city based on temptation, a perfect display of gluttony.
—T.m. Shine, Washington Post, 29 June 2021
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