Consumerism

//kənˈsumərɪzm̩//

"Consumerism" in a Sentence (11 examples)

Do the Germans have any other concerns in life apart from consumerism?

In his view, the domination by English is a threat to the heritage of humanity. It poses an even worse risk: This "single language" will lead to a "single thought" obsessed with money and consumerism.

Excessive consumerism in some countries affects the natural environment.

At the Vatican, Pope Francis urged the faithful to reject "the god of money" as well as consumerism, pleasure, success and self.

Tom is a proponent of green consumerism.

More so than capitalism or democracy, it is consumerism that won the ideological wars of the 20th century.

He said certain advertising campaigns risk distorting the holiday's true meaning, and he urged people to reject what he called the mindless consumerism that accompanies the day.

The fear of corporatism, consumerism, middle-browism and a mass reading public has driven twentieth-century cultural hierarchists.

Insatiable consumerism has blinkered our vision and left us unable to distinguish between what we need and what we merely want.

It’s easy to say, as I often do, that it’s capitalism at work. Yet I am actively involved in consumerism, triggered by my insecurities.

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“It’s where cultural identity and cheap viral consumerism intersect,” D. Andrew Price, head of content at Memes Media Group, said of how Mr. Kirk’s T-shirt has proliferated in recent days.

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