“The fire spread rapidly because of the amount of flammable material within the building.”

“We cannot effectively clean the stovetop without the appropriate material.”

“He failed to find enough material to warrant the writing of another book.”

“John's constant pursuit of luxury cars and expensive jewelry exemplified his materialism.”

“They probably all drive People Carriers and conversation is solely about one-upmanship, acquisitive materialism and diets.”

“He sees an increasing number of Saudis who are whipsawed between a new materialism and traditional values.”

“As a materialist, she constantly pursued the accumulation of wealth, disregarding the importance of intangible aspects like love and happiness.”

“The materiality of the evidence presented in court was crucial in determining the defendant's guilt.”

“Despite its intangible nature, love holds a deep materiality in the lives of those who experience it.”

“He often added wax or sand to his paint, increasing its texture and calling attention to the paint's materiality.”

“For example, foreigners are said to bring family values to a culture that cannot sustain them due to New-World mobilities, sexualities, materialisms, and freedoms.”

“With this prohibition, Althusser means to exclude from this tradition not only the usual suspects in the rationalist tradition, but also mechanical and dialectical materialisms with their logics of determination.”

“We got the chance to peer into the minds and hearts of today's teens, both the materialists and the non-materialists.”

“These fans are not simply materialists who celebrate the monetary value of their spoils.”

“He once observed that the commonly accepted idea that Americans are materialists is wrong.”

“These materials most commonly develop strains or, more applicably, displacements when exposed to electric, thermal and magnetic fields.”

“It became clear that the contractor had lowballed us on the cost of materials.”

“Only the buildings that were constructed of more substantial materials survived the earthquake.”