Sentence examples for eschew material comforts from inspiring English sources

His unusual nickname, The Monk, was given to him by fellow criminals after he adopted an austere, disciplined, life-style, appearing to eschew material comforts after vowing never to return to prison.That's his street legend at least.

Many of those attending are sadhus, Hindu holy men who have eschewed the modern world and material comforts for a life of penance and worship.

Capitalism was still producing material comforts for the masses.

Their childhood is quite different, of course, from mine in terms of material comforts.

Aren't the acquisitively ambitious simply seeking to gain the material comforts she has in abundance?

If her childhood was low in material comforts, it was culturally rich.

WASHINGTON — American slaves managed ingeniously to acquire a few material comforts.

Some only children have indeed grown up enjoying enormous material comforts compared with their parents' generation.

The 20th Century brought material comforts, but also great wars and famines.

More than that, they want nice houses and material comforts.

And of course, we still require the food, water and material comforts the planet provides.