gluttony

noun

glut·tony ˈglə-tə-nē

ˈglət-

plural gluttonies

: excess in eating or drinking

: greedy or excessive indulgence

accused the nation of energy gluttony

Example Sentences

the view that gluttony is a serious failure in self-discipline

Recent Examples on the Web Remember overeating is called gluttony (Deuteronomy 21:20).

Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2022 At Armory, there was a feeling of gluttony, of too-muchness.

Brian P. Kelly, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The dark side spells opulence, conceit, and gluttony.

Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 For example in a gallery devoted to varieties of realism, a ceramic sculpture of cupcakes by Cleveland artist Kristen Cliffel that riffs on gluttony and guilt is displayed next to a Pop Art relief sculpture of a teabag by Oldenburg.

Steven Litt, cleveland, 12 June 2022 Yet, after this gluttony of ’80s icons, Froud seemingly disappeared for many years; Nurse reveals how CGI gradually destroyed the art of the puppet and Froud’s disdain for the Hollywood scene.

Longreads, 26 Apr. 2017 With the gluttony of injuries to guys like Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez and Portis, and now the positive COVID-19 test to Khris Middleton, Nwora still has a long ways to go to figure out what that role will look like.

Brian Sampson, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021 The celebrated gala of gluttony returns this year after being canceled in 2020 and scaled back in 2021 amid the pandemic.

Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Mar. 2022 Icahn mentioned a company that had five floors of overpaid vice presidents doing nothing much, and Gekko mocked the same corporate gluttony.

Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022 See More

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